Ainsworth Flashcards
Measured (4)
Willingness to explore
Separation anxiety
Stranger anxiety
Reunion behaviour
Groups categorised in
A- Insecure - avoidant
B - Secure
C - insecure resistant
Characteristics of secure
66% of sample
Willing to explore
High sep and str. anx.
Accepts comfort in reunion behaviour
Characteristics of insecure - avoidant
22% of sample
Willing to explore
Low sep and str. anx.
Little interest in reunion
Charrcteristics of insecure - resistant
12% of sample
Not willing to explore
High sep and str. anx.
Seeks and rejects in reunion
AO3
Other types Well controlled Cultural differences Predictive validity RWA
Other types
who
Main and Solomon
disorganised attachment
secure attachment with intense distress
well controlled
2 way mirror
recorded
intensity scales
time sampling`
Cultural differences
Created to western standards
different cultural practices
Takahashi - amae - causing high levels of sep. anx.
Predictive validity
used to predict later development
adds further validity
RWA
therapies to counteract insecure attachments
Circle of Security projects - decreased number of patients with insecure children