Attachment theory (disambiguation)

As attachment theory different theories are referred to in different sciences:

• In psychology, the theory that describes the human need to build up close relationships with other people that are characterized by intense feelings, see attachment theory
• In criminology, a theory that explains why people behave in a compliant and non-deviant or criminal manner, see attachment theory (criminology)
• in chemistry theories that can describe chemical bonds qualitatively and quantitatively, see chemical bond
• in linguistics, a theory that examines grammatical rules for the relation of pronouns and similarly functioning expressions, see attachment theory (linguistics)

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Wiktionary: Attachment theory  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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