1. Attachment Monkey research of Harry Harlow
Does a monkey become attached to a surrogate that provides ‘food’ or ‘comfort’?
Which mother with the monkey cling to when it feels anxious?

2. Attachment
In humans:
‘Stranger Anxiety’ emerges around 6 or 7 months (ends by 18 months).
‘Separation Anxiety’ emerges earlier, peaks 12 to 16 months (ends by 2 or 3 years).

3. Types of Attachment Secure attachment content with mother present
distressed when mother leaves
happy on return

4. Insecure attachment few signs of attachment distressed
1) Anxious resistant
fearful
distressed
angry / resistant
2) Anxious avoidant
few signs of attachment

5. Training in Materal Responsiveness
Dutch study by Dymphna van de Boom (1990)
Mothers of 6 to 9 months infants were randomly assigned either get no training or training and tested at 1 year.
No Training Training
% Securely
Attached 28% 68%

6. Love
Secure attachment predicts social competence and a sense of ‘basic trust’ (Eriksson (1902 – 1994).
The Art of Loving (Erich Fromm)
Love as the expansion of self (Aron & Aron)

7. Marriage Passionate love changes to companionate love.
Dr. John Gottman can predict divorce with 80 to 95% accuracy by studying couples for several days.

8. Strong Predictors Divorce: 1) Disgust in facial coding of one partner
2) Couples reciprocate negative affect
Successful Marriage:
1) Deep involvement (time together)
2) Expressed appreciation
3) Good communication