Attachment Theory

Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is a humanistic approach to therapy and it was created in the 1980’s. (ICEEFT, 2020) It was created with adult attachment in mind and the developmental theory of personality and intimate relationships. (ICEEFT, 2020) This therapy is used to mainly help couples work out their specific problems in a short amount…

Every year, approximately 50,000 to 750,000 teenage women in the United States experience pregnancy, many of which are unintended. Thirty-one percent of young american women become pregnant at one before they reach the age of 20 (National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2009), averaging approximately 75,000 pregnancies a year (U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics, 2009). Unfortunately,…

The first three years of a child’s development are the most meaningful, because they are the first sets of interaction that they have with the world that surrounds them. Essentially, those first three years are the foundation or the base, for who the child is going to be, and how he or she will grow…

Over the years, academics have expressed great concerns on love and behaviour in intimate relationship in South Africa, particularly because relationship difficulties have been found to account for a large part of subjective well-being, failed marriages and escalated rate of divorces as well as a main contributor to depression, drug addiction and even suicide. Yet,…

Do you know the meaning of infant attachment? Infant attachment is the deep relational bond that an infant develops with its primary caregiver, often the mother. It is a bond that ties them together, endures over time, and leads the child to experience in the caregiver’s company happiness, joy, protection, and comfort. When this person…