attachment theory

Question 1

what is attachment

Answer 1

A concept used to describe relationships that are ongoing and involve emotional bonds

Question 2

Early attachment theories

Answer 2

Psychoanalytic Theory/ Learning Theory/Cognitive-Developmental Theory

Question 3

The work of Bowlby 1969

Answer 3

proposed Attachment Theory/ Infants are biologically predisposed to attach to mother

Question 4

Testing Bowlby’s theory

Answer 4

Ainsworth moved to Uganda and observed 28 mothers and their children

Question 5

attachment types

Answer 5

Developed the ‘Strange Situation’ experiment (Ainsworth, Blehar,
Waters, & Wall, 1978)/ way of assessing attachment security

Question 6

The Strange Situation

Answer 6

Takes place in an observation laboratory / Two chairs and a play area/ Involves a standardised set of episodes with child, mother and a stranger

Question 7

Attachment styles

Answer 7

type A: insecure avoidant
Type B: secure
type C: insecure resistant
type D: disorganised attachment