John Bowlby posited that a child develops an internal working model or mental representation of how relationships function based on their early bond with primary caregivers, which serves as a template for the child's beliefs about future relationships and how they will be treated.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: The Attachment Project
  John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Stages and Working Model
• Person: Not available Organization: Simply Psychology
  Attachment Theory In Psychology Explained

Sources

• John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Stages and Working Model www.attachmentproject.com The Attachment Project via serper
• Attachment Theory In Psychology Explained www.simplypsychology.org Simply Psychology via serper

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• internal working model concept
• John Bowlby entity