attachment types Flashcards
what are the 3 types of attachment
insecure avoidant
insecure resistant
secure
what is the strange situation
ainsworth and bell
-100 middle class infants aged 12-18 months
-mother and child play in room
-stranger comes in and talks to mother then plays with child
-mother leaves and stranger plays with infant
-mother returns and stranger leaves
-mother leaves again infant alone
-stranger returns again
-mother returns again
what % were secure
66%
what % were insecure avoidant
22%
what % were insecure resistant
12%
what did infants do if secure
-happy to explore with mother near
-stayed near mother when stranger entered
-distressed when mother leaves
-soothed when mother returns
what did infants do if insecure avoidant
-happy to explore either way
-comfortable with stranger
-no distress when mother leaves
-little reaction when mother returns
what did infants do if insecure resistant
-reluctant to leave mothers side
-distress when stranger interacts
-distress when left alone
-wants to be comforted but resists mother
what is the caregiver when the child explores
safebase for exploration
what is it called when infant reacts to stranger negatively
stranger anxiety
what is it called when infant is distressed when mother leaves
separation anxiety
what is the reaction when reunited with mother
reunion behaviour
