Question

Anna is at a phase of attachment where she takes the feelings of others into consideration before acting. According to John Bowlby, what age range would Anna fall under?

Answer 1

Answer: 24 months

Explanation:

According to John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, infants go through 4 stages of attachment which are the Pre-attachment phase, Attachment-in-making phase, Clear-cut attachment phase, and Formations of reciprocal relationships phase.

Anna is in the Formations of reciprocal relationships phase which kicks in at around 24 months. At this stage, infants begin to take into account the feelings of others before acting. They are able to understand what refusal means and so can try to hide things they think are wrong so as not to get into trouble.