John Bowlby

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

February 26, 1907

Died

September 02, 1990

Genre

Parenting & Families, Health, Mind & Body

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Psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his interest in child development and for his pioneering work in attachment theory.

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John Bowlby’s books

Average rating: 4.19 · 1,710 ratings · 81 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development 4.26 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 1988 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attachment by John Bowlby, Allan N. Schore (Foreword) 4.18 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 1969 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds 4.12 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1990 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Separation: Anxiety and Anger (Attachment & Loss #2) 4.25 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loss: Sadness and Depression by John Bowlby, Daniel N. Stern (Foreword) 4.09 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles Darwin: A New Life 3.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Child Care and the Growth of Love by John Bowlby, Margery Fry, Mary D. Salter Aisnworth 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maternal Care and Mental Health (Master Work Series) 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attachment Theory, Separation Anxiety, and Mourning 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Formação e Rompimento dos Laços Afetivos 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by John Bowlby

Attachment and Loss (3 books)
by

John Bowlby,

Daniel N. Stern (Foreword)

4.18 avg rating — 785 ratings

Quotes by John Bowlby

“What cannot be communicated to the [m]other cannot be communicated to the self.”
― John Bowlby

tags: abusive-parents, attachment, attachment-disorder, child-neglect, child-trauma

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“for to have a deep attachment for a person (or a place or thing) is to have taken them as the terminating object of our instinctual responses."
Separation anxiety. International Journal of Psycho-Analysts, XLI, 1-25 (1959(”
― John Bowlby

tags: anxiety, attachment, instinct, relationships, response, separation

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“The stark nakedness and simplicity of the conflict with which humanity is oppressed - that of getting angry with and wishing to hurt the very person who is most loved.”
― John Bowlby

tags: anger, angre, conflict, humanity, hurt, love, oppression

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