Why it matters
Challenged the idea that attachment is only about feeding.
Core term · Harry F. Harlow
Contact Comfort
Comfort and security gained from warm physical closeness to an attachment figure.
Areas of life
Parentingcaregivingrelationshipstrauma
How to handle it
Respect safe comfort, soothing and closeness as real needs.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Contact Comfort into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.