Attachments

Question 1

define attachment

Answer 1

attachment is a close two way emotional bond between two individuals in which each sees the other as essential for emotional security.

Question 2

what are the three attachment behaviours?

Answer 2

proximity
separation distress
secure-base behaviours

Question 3

define proximity as an attachment behaviour

Answer 3

proximity - how close somebody is to who they are attached to. People try to stay physically close to whom they are attached to

Question 4

define separation distress as an attachment behaviour

Answer 4

separation distress- people are distressed when an attachment figure leaves their presence

Question 5

define secure base behaviours as an attachment behaviour

Answer 5

secure base behaviours- even when we are independent of our attachment figures we tend to make regular contact-based behaviour when they regularly return to their attachment figure while playing.

Question 6

what are the two types of caregiver-infant interaction?

Answer 6

reciprocity

interactional synchrony

Question 7

define reciprocity as a type of caregiver-infant interaction

Answer 7

reciprocity is a description of how two people interact.

mother and infant interaction is reciprocal in that both mother and infant respond to each others signals and each elicits a response from the other. the baby takes an active role in attachment.

Question 8

define interactional synchrony as a type of caregiver-infant interaction

Answer 8

interactional synchrony is when mother and infant reflect both the actions and emotions of the other and do this in a coordinated (synchronised) way.