Attachment Flashcards
What are the four dimensions of sensitivity?
Accessibility vs. ignoring
Sensitivity vs. insensitivity
Acceptance vs. rejection
Co-operation vs. interference
What are the three attachment-based behaviours?
Proximity seeking
Secure base effect
Separation protest
What is an internal working model?
Templates of what has been experienced
Stored in the brain
Memories guide future expectations of self and of others
What part of the brain develops between birth and 8 months?
Brain stem
For what is the brain stem used and when does it develop?
State regulation
0-8months
What part of the brain develops between birth and a year?
Cerebellum
What part of the brain develops between 6 months and 2 years?
Limbic system
What part of the brain develops between1 and 4 years?
Cortex
For what is the cerebellum used and when does it develop?
sleep
appetite
arousal
motor regulation
0-12 months
For what is the limbic system used and when does it develop?
emotional reactivity, sexual behaviour, attachments
6-24 months
For what is the cortex used and when does it develop?
Affiliation/reward
Concrete thought
Abstract thought
Cognitive functioning
12-48 months
What can sometimes present like ADHD?
Ambivalent attachment
What can sometimes present as ASD?
Avoidant attachment