Periods of development: John Bowlby's attachment theory distinguishes between periods of different susceptibility to disturbances. Developmental periods differ from the stages of a child's healthy development usually referred to as stages of development. See also Stages of development, Developmental psychology, Attachment theory._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |