Attachment relationships Flashcards
def. of attachment
the aspects of relationships in which one person seeks a feeling of security from another
what is strange situations
baby and mother playing with stranger, mom comes and goes
what is adult attachment interview
interviews of how adults are attached
what is purpose of attachment
stress regulation
what activates attachment system
threats
- distance from mom
- stranger
- violence
- illness/pain
- caregiver stress
what is importance of early attachement
biological embedding
- neuronal
- autonomic
- hormonal
- genetic
3 pieces of evidence that stress is important in infancy
- intrauterine stress has lifelong outcomes
- early childhood abuse increased risk for CVS and mental health probs
- SES gradients of health seen by 3 yo
effects of maltreatment (4)
- smaller brain
- depression
- conduct dis.
- feeling like everything threat
4 attachment styles and caregiver style
secure - responsive
avoidant - critical/dismissive
ambivalent - inconsistent
disoorganized - frightening/confusing
what is seen on SPP, mother, and AAI in secure
SSP - pos. greeting and back to play
mother - sens. and responsive
AAI - autonomous
what is seen on SPP, mother, and AAI in ambivalent
SSP - not soothed when mother back
mother - inconsistent responses
AAI - preoccupied, excessive focus on early attachments
what is seen on SPP, mother, and AAI in avoidant
SSP - no reference, no distress
mother - rejecting and slow to respond to stress
AAI - dismissing - does not value attachment
what is seen on SPP, mother, and AAI in disorganized
SSP- sequences of odd behavior
mother - inadequate care
AAI - cannot self reflect, lapses in reasoning
stability of attachment
3/4 maintiain style into adulthood
what happens to secure as grow
confident, explore, able to cope well
