Attachment Flashcards
why do humans need emotional bonds?
to thrive and survive
when is the attachment behavioural system developed?
in the first year
when is the attachment behavioural system activated?
under threat
what causes the explore system to be deactivated?
activation of the attachment behavioural system
what defines a secure attachment?
the person is open and engaged
what defines a avoidant attachment?
the person is self-reliant and doesn’t get upset
what defines a resistant/anxious attachment?
difficult to soothe due to inconsistent carers
what defines a disorganised attachment?
aggressive carer, inconsistent, contradictory
What are internal working models?
schema which can have a global or dispositional style
why would avoidant individuals seem positive about their self?
dense self enhancement
what kind of feedback do we usually seek?
any kind of feedback that validates our self knowledge
what do we mean by hopeless cognitive style?
avoidant and anxious people are associated with patterns of vulnerability that serve to sustain views and beliefs about the self
what is a good way of activating the attachment system?
thinking about mortality, presenting death related words or imagining arguments
What is the dynamic model of attachment?
activation of attachments system and resultant primary strategies of proximity seeking
what model tells us about anxious and avoidant people but not secure?
attachment system functioning
Available and responsive carers give individuals ability to cope with stress is an example of what?
broaden and build cycle of security
what would cause a faster response time?
a prime threat to proximity
who proposed four cells of views of the self and others?
Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991
what was cell one?
secure style
According to B&H, 1991 what does the secure style show?
positive view of self and of others
what was cell two?
preoccupied styles
According to B&H what does the preoccupied style show?
negative view of self but positive of others
what was cell three?
fearful-avoidant style
According to B&H what does the fearful style show?
negative view of the self and of others
What was cell four?
dismissive avoidant
According to B&H what does the dismissive style show?
positive view of the self and negative view of others
High intimacy, warmth and balance are characteristics of which style?
secure style
high confidence and control but low elaboration, emotional expression, cry frequency and warmth are common amongst which style?
dismissive style
High elaboration, self-disclosure, cry frequency and reliance are common amongst which style?
preoccupied style
Low confidence, self-disclosure, intimacy, reliance and use of a secure base are characteristics of which style?
fearful style
what is the first response to threat?
mental models of attachment figure(s) are made
seeking proximity to a figure is an example of what?
the second response to threat
when does avoidant individuals capacity to supress proximity worries breakdown?
under high cognitive load
what is the third component of model activation?
monitoring viability of proximity seeking as a strategy for dealing with stress
Monitoring responsiveness of attachment figure to bids for proximity is an example of what?
the second component of model activation
what happens in the first component of model activation?
monitoring of threat
