Other forms of development discussed previously have dealt primarily with the development of cognitive skills, like language.
Social development pertains to how individuals interact with others and obtain a self image.
This is the first step in social development. According to Freud, attachment is derived from bodily needs . That is, a baby becomes attached to its mother because she satisfies its hunger. Bowlby's Theory Bowlby's two-fold theory is perhaps the dominant one today. First is an infant's innate need for contact .