Is Monotropy a Word?

noun, plural mo·not·ro·pies. Crystallography. polymorphism that is irreversible.

What is Monotropy mean?

: the relation of two different forms of the same substance (as white and red phosphorus) that have no definite transition point since only one form (as red phosphorus) is stable and the change from the unstable form to the stable form is irreversible.

What did Bowlby mean by Monotropy?

Bowlby's evolutionary theory of attachment suggests that children come into the world biologically pre-programmed to form attachments with others, because this will help them to survive. A child has an innate (i.e. inborn) need to attach to one main attachment figure. This is called monotropy.