Antwone Attachment Theory

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biological family gave Antwone a sense of contentment and filled him with. Antwone felt a sense of abandonment not knowing who his real family was and he began to dissect himself with all sorts of unanswered questions. This affected Antwone in more ways than he would be able to understand as a child.
When assessing Antwone’s childhood I was able to identify his behaviorand how he associated with attachment theory and object relations. When understanding the story of Antwone Fisher he explained that the lack of love and guidance affected him throughout the years (Lawson 2003).The lack of having a nurturing relationship with his mother throughout his childhood was detrimental to his upbringing. In the developmental process a child learns how to interact, develop communication skills and also be independent. The attitudes, values and morals start from parents’ interaction, which is implemented to their child as they begin to grow (Lawson 2003). Growing up without loving parents gave Antwone a lesser opportunity to gain those values that eventually would mold him into an adult. Antwone did not have much of a chance of
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Loving mothers do not emasculate their sons; they simply aid them in gaining a security around women, the masculine quality of looking after and taking care of the women in their lives. For the same reason, boys without mothers rarely end up more masculine, just less able to relate to the opposite sex (Medina 2001). While a motherless child will always find his situation tougher than normal, the father can play a big part in making the single father experience a lot easier (Szalavitz 2012). One of the most important things that a motherless household lacks is affection. A mother’s love helps any boy build up his confidence and become more able to explore other situations and connect with other people (Medina