The similarities between animals and humans in terms of the attachment theory
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The Attachment Theory is an approach that argues that the confidence inspired by the mother or by a mother substitute in an individual while still a baby leaves an emotional impact on the development of her offspring. The attachment theory, supported by studies on humans and animals, investigates the feelings of closeness and trust one living thing has for another. Many experiments made in this respect show that some feelings of humans and animals and their offspring are similar in terms of motivations and incentives. The most important of these are concepts such as childcare, abandonment anxiety and bonds of trust and security. In this study, several different scientific studies conducted on animals in terms of the Attachment Theory have been critically reviewed. Moreover, also included in this study is research on the mother-child relationship as compared with studies conducted on animals and their offspring. In the comparisons and evaluations carried out, the psychological effects of bonding, like those in humans, were also observed in animals.
Keywords: attachment theory, mothercare, animals, bowlby theory
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