attachment

Question 1

attachment

Answer 1

a close two-way emotional bond between 2 individuals where each individual sees the other as essential for their own emotional security. it endures over time and serves to protect the infant

Question 2

proximity

Answer 2

people try to stay physically close to those they are attached to

Question 3

separation anxiety

Answer 3

people are distressed when an attachment figure leaves their presence

Question 4

secure-base behaviour

Answer 4

even when we are independent, we tend to make regular contact with our attachment figures. We regularly return to them while playing so they are a base from which to explore.

Question 5

stranger anxiety

Answer 5

the infant is distressed when in close proximity to strangers

Question 6

reunion behaviour

Answer 6

the infant shows pleasure when reunited with the attachment figure

Question 7

importance of caregiver-infant interactions

Answer 7

• communication between a caregiver and infant
• functions for the child’s social development and form the basis of attachment between the 2
• the more responsive/sensitive to each other’s signals, the deeper the bond

Question 8

reciprocity

Answer 8

• a caregiver-infant interaction
• mutual process where each person responds to the other’s signals to sustain the interaction (turn taking)
• the behaviour from each person elicits a response from the other

Question 9

interactional synchrony

Answer 9

• when a caregiver and infant reflect the actions and emotions of the other in a coordinated way
• they mirror each others movements

Question 10

Meltzoff and Moore