Childhood Emotional Development

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This paper provides a case study of Charlie, an eleven year old boy living in a household that is currently having difficulties dealing with the arrival of Charlie's younger brother Ben and how, in order to cope with this, uses self-harm and aggression towards others. It discusses how he shows signs of attachment and anxiety issues which are on-going problems at home and how he is likely to be experiencing problems relating to peers. Through different assessment theories, it shows how Charlie's behaviour is directly correlated to parental marital discord and increased anxiety state.

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"The role of attachment in childhood emotional development is imperative, as the bond of attachment in infants and their mother or primary care giver, is often said to lay the foundations for all later relationships. Infants want to be near their mothers, and when distressed, they are comforted by their mothers face, voice and touch.
It used to be widely believed that the love for the mother was a direct consequence of the fact that she provided the means to satisfy basic needs, she provided food, warmth, physical protection and relief from pain. The most influential version of this approach was probably that of Sigmund Freud, who believed that infants felt fear at their mother's absence as they believed they would go unfed."

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