Attachment
Attachment

Traditional models of attachment theory demonstrate a study that was done in 1978 by Mary Ainsworth called the “Strange Situation”.  In this experiment, a mother and child were put into a room where another person was present, referred to as the...

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Mental Paradoxes
Mental Paradoxes

Mental paradoxes are a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a child tries to get certain needs to be met on a repetitive basis, however the parent or caregiver is unable to give the consistent response that the child is wanting. This...

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Developmental Trauma
Developmental Trauma

Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School...

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