Although attachment theory is considered a psychoanalytic theory, it is unique (Fongay, 2001). In fact, it is so unique that Holmes and Farnfield (2014) suggest that psychoanalysis and attachment are separate domains of practice, as the two disciplines developed separately with distinct ways of conceptualizing the problems that children present (Holmes & Farnfield , 2014). As discussed previously, the key aspect of attachment theory is how children's emotional bonds are formed (Bowlby, 1978). While a key aspect of both theories is developmental history (Bowlby, 1969; Freud, 1940), psychoanalytic theories are concerned with inner worlds and key components focus on the unconscious, fantasy, defenses, and processes such as the projection (Holmes & Farnfield,
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