rootedness

n. in the psychoanalytic theory of Erich Fromm, the need to establish bonds or ties with others that provide emotional security and serve to reduce the isolation and insignificance that Fromm believed were at the heart of human existence. It is manifested positively in brotherliness and negatively in incestuous ties. Compare identity need.

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May 8th 2024

care of young

a manifestation of parental behavior or alloparenting in animals, usually stimulated by hormonal and other physiological changes when in the presence of offspring. These include the secretion of prolactin, which induces broodiness and parental feeding of young in birds and milk production in mammals.