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Who was Bowlby's influential psychoanalyst mentor?

  • Anna Freud

  • Donald Winnicott

  • Jacques Lacan

  • B.F. Skinner

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Anna Freud, the eminent daughter of Sigmund Freud, served as Bowlby's esteemed psychoanalyst mentor, profoundly shaping his understanding of human behavior. Bowlby drew inspiration from Anna's work on child development and defense mechanisms, which complemented his own groundbreaking research on attachment theory and the impact of early childhood experiences.
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