attachment

Question 1

attachment definition

Answer 1

a deep and enduring bond that connects one person to another across time and space

Question 2

who came up with the attachment theory

Answer 2

John Bowlby

Question 3

instinctual infant responses

Answer 3

babies are primed to behaviour that elicits care from care givers

Question 4

internal works model

Answer 4

mental representation of attachment figure, the self and the environment, cognitive aspect of attachment

Question 5

stages of attachment

Answer 5

pre-attachment, attachment in the making, clear-cut attachment, formation of goal corrected partnership, middle-childhood to adolescence

Question 6

pre-attachment

Answer 6

0-8 weeks, behaviours for attention

Question 7

attachment in the making

Answer 7

8 weeks - 6/7 months, discrimination between familiar and unfamiliar adults

Question 8

clear cut attachment

Answer 8

7 months, caregiver is secure base for exploration of environment

Question 9

formation of goal corrected partnership

Answer 9

2 -3 years, lessening of egocentricity, caregiver is not just for needs

Question 10

define goal corrected partnership,

Answer 10

contact does not require an attachment figures physical presence

Question 11

middle childhood to adolescents

Answer 11

lessening of proximity

Question 12

attachment styles

Answer 12

secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant, disoriented

Question 13

which attachment style was not by John bowlby

Answer 13

disoriented

Question 14

disorientated/ disorganised attachment style reference

Answer 14

main & soloman 1986; 1990

Question 15

characteristics of secure attachment

Answer 15

child is confident af will meet their needs, child goes to af when distressed is quickly soothed and returns to exploration

Question 16

characteristics of insecure-avoidant attachment

Answer 16

child appears independent, no preference for af may ignore them, physically and emotionally avoidant

Question 17

characteristics of af that may manifest a insecure-avoidant attachment

Answer 17

intrusive, insensitive, angry, rejecting

Question 18

why might an insecure avoidant attachment style be fostered

Answer 18

avoidance is a defence against anger

Question 19

characteristics of insecure resistant attachment

Answer 19

lack of security, ambivalent behaviour towards af, may seek contact but will not be soothed, difficult to soothe

Question 20

why might insecure resistant attachment form

Answer 20

af is unresponsive to all but the strongest signals from child

Question 21

characteristics of disorientated attachment

Answer 21

contradictory attachment behaviour as toddler, confusion, frightened

Question 22

why might disorientated attachment form

Answer 22

af is extremely insensitive or frightening

Question 23

insecure attachments effect on social competence

Answer 23

problem and anti-social behaviours, poor quality friendships, less academic attainment

Question 24

secure attachments affect on cognitive development

Answer 24

attachment style linked with iq, better problem solving, lower attention spans higher cognitive test scores

Question 25

self efficacy

Answer 25

a cognitive mechanism that mediates behavioural change, belief one can achieve certain outcomes through specific behaviour

Question 26

why did bandura believe self efficacy is important

Answer 26

it provides a pathway for effective psychosocial treatment