ABSTRACT
Attachment is an inborn biological drive within the infant that causes it to remain in close proximity to its mother. The evidence for attachment came initially out of research in ethology, the study of animal behaviour, and it was this major contribution that Bowlby brought to the psychiatric understanding of human nature. The model of attachment has been well established in the psychiatric and psychological fields for some decades. The maturation of the right brain, which includes frontal and limbic areas, depends on the nature and quality of the attachment relationship with the mother figure. Secure attachment leads to the healthy development of the right brain and optimal infant mental health. Themes of attachment and separation are universal within human nature and culture. Casual listening to pop music will reveal that an astonishing preponderance of popular music relates to the issues of love, attachment, separation and loss.
