Attachment: Bowlby’s Theory Flashcards
What did Bowlby propose?
Proposed an evolutionary explanation that attachment is innate which gave a survival advantage.
What is Bowlby’s monotropic theory about?
- How may this attachment differ from others?
- Emphasis on the attachment with one particular caregiver, the mother (might not be biological)
- This attachment is different and more important than others
In Bowbly’s monotropic theory, the more time spent with PAF = __________
more time spent with PAF = the better
What does the law of continuity state?
The more constant and predictable a child’s care is, the better quality attachment.
What does the law of accumulated separation state?
Stated that the effects of separation from the mother build up. Therefore ensure that there is no separation if possible.
What are social releasers?
Babies were born with:
- An innate set of ‘cute behaviours’ (e.g. smiling, cooing, and gripping) that encourage attention from adults
What is the purpose of social releasers?
To activate the adult attachment system (i.e. make an adult feel love towards the baby)
Both mother and the baby have an ______ ____________ to become _________
Both mother and the baby have an innate predisposition to become attached.
What is the critical period when the infant attachment system is active?
2 years
What happens if an attachment is not formed during the infant’s critical period?
The child will find it much harder to form later attachments.
What does the internal working model state?
- Why is it called ‘internal working model’?
That a child forms a mental representation of their relationship with their primary caregiver.
- It serves as a model for what future relationships are like.
What are the 2 principles of monotropy
- law of continuity
- law of accumulated separation
