The nurse is preparing a teaching session for a group of parents with newborn children. What should the nurse include about Bowlby's attachment theory during this presentation?

1. Use the attachment figure as security
2. Desire to be near the attachment figure
3. Plan to separate from the attachment figure
4. Return to the attachment figure when threatened
5. Express anxiety when the attachment figure is absent


Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5

Rationale: Bowlby believed that attachment served as a protective or survival mechanism for the infant. Characteristics of Bowlby's attachment theory include using the attachment figure as a security base.

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