Ainsworth's Strange Situation: Types Of Attachment

Question 1

The Strange Situation:

Procedure -

Answer 1

a novel environment where the infants movements were recorded. There were 8 episodes that highlighted certain behaviours with the caregiver and stranger leaving alternately. Separation Anxiety, Stranger Anxiety, Reunion Behaviour and Willingness to Explore

Question 2

The Strange Situation Findings:

SECURE ATTACHMENT

Answer 2

harmonious and cooperative with moderate Stranger Anxiety and Separation Anxiety that was easy to soothe. They seeked close bodily contact and was comfortable with social interaction

Question 3

The Strange Situation Findings:

INSECURE AVOIDANT

Answer 3

avoid social interaction and intimacy and show little response to separation. They don’t seek proximity of their caregiver on reunion and characterised by high levels of anxiety

Question 4

The Strange Situation Findings:

INSECURE RESISTANT

Answer 4

seek and resist intimacy and social interaction. They show extreme distress when separated and the same with strangers. On reunion, they seek and resist contact and angrily resist being picked up by seek proximity in another way