Attachment Theory

Question 1

What is attachment theory

Answer 1

A caregiver providing a warm and safe environment for their child. The caregiver meets the child’s needs

Question 2

What happens if bad attachment between caregiver and child

Answer 2

No trusting relationships causing attachment disorder. Affect future relationships and how they are represented (Fonagy et al, 1997)

Question 3

What causes attachment disorder

Answer 3

Childhood maltreatment and abuse. The child being neglected.

Question 4

Fonagy et al 1997

Answer 4

Future relationships are impacted and mental representations

Question 5

What psychological factors is childhood physical and psychological abuse related to and study

Answer 5

Low sense of worth and powerlessness Cleart and Luxenburg, 1993

Question 6

Cleart and Luxenburg 1993

Answer 6

Psychological and physical abuse is related to powerlessness and low self-esteem

Question 7

Investigation into types of abuse

Answer 7

MItchell and Aamodt, 2005

Question 8

Mitchell and Aamodt 2005

Answer 8

50 killers investigated. Found psychological abuse to be the most common, then physical and last sexual.

Question 9

Michael Ross abuse

Answer 9

Michael Ross was abuse by his mother and his uncle sexually abused him

Question 10

John Wayne Gacey Abuse

Answer 10

He was abused by his alcoholic father repeatidly

Question 11

Ted Bundy ABuse

Answer 11

More Psychological finding out his sister was his mother

Question 12

Limitation of attachment disorder

Answer 12

Focuses on father rather than mother

Question 13

Insecure attachment

Answer 13

anxious after child is around inconsistent parent or avoidant when parent neglects them

Question 14

Theory limitation

Answer 14

Focuses on nurture rather than nature

Question 15

Study about attachment disorder and prisoners

Answer 15

Ratip et al 2013

Question 16

Ratip et al 2013

Answer 16

Prisoners arrester had insecure attachment style - self report about attachment style, anger and violence.

Question 17

How often does the trauma occur

Answer 17

Single point or repeatidly

Question 18

Burgess et al 1986

Answer 18

50% of serial killers had their father left them by the age of 12

Question 19

Study about Father

Answer 19

Burgess et al 1986