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Human Personality Development in an Ethological Light

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Animal Models in Human Psychobiology

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In this chapter I describe a problem in human psychopathology and some of the many ways in which studies of animals are contributing to its solution.

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Bowlby, J. (1976). Human Personality Development in an Ethological Light. In: Serban, G., Kling, A. (eds) Animal Models in Human Psychobiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2184-2_3

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