Question

• You were introduced to several theoretical perspectives of child psychology: psychoanalytic, cognitive, social, and behavioral. Which theory do you believe is the most valid theory for explaining child development, and why

Answer 1

Answer:

Psychoanalytical- Bowlby's attachment theory

Explanation:

Piaget's cognitive developmental theory, Bowlby's attachment theory, Freud's Psycho sexual Developmental theory and Erickson's psycho social developments theory are some of the well known theories that explain the child's mental development.

According to Bowlby's attachment theory a strong physical and emotional support is necessary fro the personal development of a child. It was developed by John Bowlby who tried to understand the intense distress experienced by the infants who were separated from their parents.  It was psychoanalytical theory.

According to Bowlby there are four stages of a attachment: Pre-attachment, Attachment in Making, Clear-cut and Formation of reciprocal relationship.

This theory is important because it explained the role of attachment in the parenting and that secure attachment leads to the development of the those regions of the brain that deal with the social, communication, emotion and relationships in the best way possible.