English to Russian Medical Psychology

Central to Bowlby’s (1969/1982) theory was the notion of process. Bowlby posited specific propositions regarding the manner in which early experience might contribute to later psychological well-being or pathol¬ogy. He began by distinguishing the idea of individual differences from causal traits, conceptualizing attachment as a pattern of organized behav¬ior developed over time within a caregiving relationship, not a trait that infants have in varying quantity (Sroufe & Waters, 1977).