Key Terms

Key Terms

1. Daycare

   • Daycare is any situation where a child is cared for by someone else other than it's parents for some part of the day. It can be for a short time such as a creche or everyday of the week such as a full-time nursery

2. Separation axiety

   • Separation anxiety is when the child shows distress when separated from the primary caregiver. The child will tend to display behaviour such as crying. This is more typical in type B children (securely attached)

3. Evolution

   • Evolution is the process whereby new species arise from existing species due to gradual changes in their genetic makeup over long periods of time.

4. Privation

   • Privation is when the infant has not formed any attachment

5. Attachment

   • Attachment is a strong emotional, enduring and reciprocol bond between two people, usually an infant and their caregiver which leads to behaviour such as clinging and proximity seeking in order to ensure the safety of the child.

6. Deprivation

   • Deprivation is when the attachment between an infant and their primary caregiver has been broken either for a short or long period of time

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