Evolutionary Links- Attachments
EVOLUTIONARY TIES- DECODING RELATIONSHIP BEHAVIOURS- ATTACHMENTS The Theory of Attachment is based upon the assertion that the instinct to be in close relationship is embedded in our genes. It is the credit of John Bowlby's stroke of genius that made him realize that humans have been programmed by evolution to single out a few individuals in their lives and make them precious to them. One is bred to be dependent on significant other. The need starts in womb and ends when one dies. Bowlby proposed that throughout evolution, genetic selection favored people who became attached because it provided a survival advantage. According to prehistoric times, people who relied only on themselves and had no one to protect them were more likely to end up as prey. Whereas, the ones who were with somebody and really cared about them sustained to pass on to their offsprings the preference to form intimate bonds. As the matter of fact, the desire to be with someone special is so important t
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