Posted by morgan miller on September 7, 2010, at 13:01:50
In reply to Re: disability - Proudfoot - SLS » SLS, posted by violette on September 6, 2010, at 15:03:23
> "Actually, I was hoping that you would give me that answer. If more than 50 people have less than ideal environments, why is it that only 10 people will suffer from major depressive disorder? What are the differences between these people?"
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> Imo, I think it has to do whether or not one developed a secure vs insecure attachment to the mother as an infant. I posted a study about attachment in the psycho forum...not that it is a key study or anything (but it's detailed); people's maladaptive traits later in life are strongly correlated with infant attachment..also, the child's attachment style can be accurately predicted, not 100 percent of course) by the attachment style of the parent.
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> I think if you have a healthy/secure infant attachment-to use this as an example-you might be one of the holocaust survivors who did not live life in a state of mental illness....I totally agree Violette, more and more we are learning how important it is for a child to have a strong healthy bond with it's mother. There is new research coming out saying how much of an impact physical contact has on a child's development. Again, if a child is predisposed to mental illness and has a "cold" mother that is not able to express love through emotion and physical contact, it is much more likely that that child's predisposition will develop into something much worse than what it would have been with a loving nurturing "warm" mother. And again, it is possible, given the right bond with the mother and a continued healthy positive environment and experience through adolescence, that child may not ever really struggle with depression, anxiety, ocd, etc., though they will likely experience it at times.
Morgan
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