Psychology GCSE OCR attachement

Question	Answer
Attachment	An enduring bond formed with a significant other
separation protest	when an individual shows upset and distress on separation from an attachment figure
Stranger anxiety	when an individual shows anxiety and distress in the presences of an unfamiliar person
secure attachment	when a child and caregiver have a relationship based on trust and security, and the child wishes to interact with its caregiver
insecure aviodant attachment	when a child and caregiver have a relationship in which the child is quite independent of the caregiver
insecure ambivalent attachment	when a child and caregiver have a relationship in which the child can be clingy and demanding, yet awkward with the caregiver at the same time.
Monotropy	an attachment to one primary caregiver
critical period	the first three years of a child's life, when attachment has to take place or there will be long-term consequences
privation	when a child forms no attachment to a caregiver
deprivation	when a child has formed an attachment to a caregiver, but this attachment is broken through separation.
instinctive	natural and automatic

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