Attachment Flashcards
Attachment is ‘?” that binds a person to an intimate companion.
a strong affectional tie
Attachment theory was originally developed by?
John Bowlby
Attachment theory emphasizes the importance of “?” between parent and child that results in “?” bonding.
Interaction
Emotional bonding
The infant is viewed as an “? in the relationship building process.
Active participant
4 stages of attachment development:
1. During the first two months of life, infants learn to distinguish between people and things.
Preattachment
4 stages of attachment development:
2. from age 2 to 8 months, infants learn to distinguish between primary caregivers and strangers.
Attachment in the making
4 stages of attachment development:
3. From age 8 to 18 months, infants search out their caregivers and try to stay close to them.
True attachment
4 stages of attachment development:
4. Beginning at age 18 months, children develop increased sensitivity to their dynamic interaction with the caregiver.
Reciprocal relationships
4 qualities of attachment:
1. significant amount of “?” spent together.
time
4 qualities of attachment:
2. “?adj” reactions to the child’s needs and the provision of “?” care.
Alert reactions
Attentive care
4 qualities of attachment:
3. The caregiver’s emotional “?” and depth of “?” to the child.
Responsiveness
Commitment
4 qualities of attachment:
4. being “? in a child’s life over a long period of time.
readily available
4 patterns of attachment:
1. Secure attachment : Infants who have a secure attachment “?adv,v” their environment and interact with strangers. After separation, they “?” their mothers.
Actively explore
Actively greet
4 patterns of attachment:
2. Anxious-avoidant attachment: Infants “v?” contact with their mothers after separation or ignore their efforts to interact.
They show less “?” at being alone.
Avoid
Distress
4 patterns of attachment:
3. Anxious-resistant attachment: They are very “? in the presence of the strangers. Their exploratory behavior is noticeably “?” by mother’s departure.
When they return, the infants are “?” and hard to be comforted.
Cautions
Disrupted
Angry
4 patterns of attachment:
4. Disorganized attachment: they have no “?adj” strategy for managing their distress.
They behave in “? ways.
No consistent strategy
Unpredictable ways
High quality day care does not adversely affect “/” to parents.
attachment to parents
Good day care 5 conditions:
- a small staff-child ratio
- the size of the total group - how many kids?
- caregivers should be trained in ?
- staffing should be ?
- The daily experience should be?
- 12-15 kids max.,
- child development and management,
- stable
- predictable and effectively planned
Personal impression of one’s own unique characteristics and traits, both positive and negative.
Self-concept
A person’s judgment of his or her own value.
Self-esteem
Self-worth is based on how “?adj” you perceive yourself to be.
competent
Self-esteem depends on the amount of “? they receive from those around them.
social support
Children establish positive or negative perceptions of themselves by age ? but are not able to describe this awareness in words until age?
5,
8
Harter’s research:
1. the most significant variable contributing to self-esteem was how much positive reagrd children felt from “?”
people around them.
