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Attachment Flash Cards
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- 1What is attachment type A? (include details on the description, and the type of behavior shown)Insecure-avoidant.
They do not seek contract with the attachment figure when distressed. Such children are likely to have a caregiver who is insensitive and rejecting of their needs. Indifferent to the primary care giver being there or not. Independent physically and emotionally. - 2What is attachment type B? (include details on the description, and the type of behavior shown)Securely Attached.
Majority of the results. They use the attachment figure as a safe base to explore the environment and seek the attachment figure in times of distress (Main, & Cassidy). Easily soothed by caregiver. - 3What is attachment type C? (include details on the description, and the type of behavior shown)Insecure-resistant.
The child will commonly exhibit clingy and dependent behavior, but will be rejecting of the attachment figure when they engage in interaction. Fails to develop feelings of security. They are difficult to soothe and not comforted by PCG. - 4Bowlby's Theory.Attachment is adaptive. Innate. Gives better chance of survival and the passing of genes.
Care-giving is also adaptive. Social releases encourage care-giving.
Sensitive Period. A critical time to form attachments with primary care giver.
Secure Base. Uses the parent to explore from, and to go back to when distressed.
Mono-trophy and hierarchy, one special attachment with primary care giver. Other attachments are important for social development, but not as important.
Internal Working Model - links into the continuity hypothesis where this behavior and ideas stay with you until adulthood. - 5at what age and characteristics are in the pre-attachment stage?0-3 months
At about 6 weeks, infants begin to treat other humans differently from objects by smiling and gurgle at them. - 6at what age and characteristics are in the indiscriminate attachment phase?3-7 months
Infant can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people but is quite happy to be comforted by anyone. - 7what age and and characteristics are in the discriminate attachment phase?7-9 months
Infant distinguishes between carers and strangers and exhibits distress or separation anxiety when left alone (they have developed object permanence) and may be fearful of the strangers. - 8what age and characteristics are in the multiple attachment phase?9 months +
Attachments develop with other people (for example, grandparents or brothers and sisters), although the original attachment remains the strongest. - 9What is attachment type D? (include details on the description, and the type of behavior shown)Insecure-Disorganised. (Maine 1991)
The infant is fearful of the attachment figure. This infant is in conflict as to whether he or she should seek or resist closeness. - 10at least two criticisms of Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment.any 2 of these:
Relationships rather than attachments may be under investigation.
The scenario is unrealistic and may lack ecological validity.
The ethics of inducing anxiety in the caregivers and infants may be questioned.
The results cannot be generalized to cultures other than that of USA. - 11Describe Deprivationan existing attachment has been lost.
- 12Describe Privationwhen an attachment has never been made.
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