Attatchment

Question 1

What is attachment?

Answer 1

An emotional connection between the infant and main care giver

Question 2

How is attachment displayed?

Answer 2

-mutual affection
-frequent interaction
-desire for proximity

Question 3

What is reciprocity?

Answer 3

Two way interaction of cater and infant taking turns to respond to each others actions in a meaningful way

Question 4

What is intersectional synchrony?

Answer 4

Mirroring the actions or emotions of another person
-infants can do this from 2-3 weeks

Question 5

What is the sensitivity hypothesis?

Answer 5

Specific attachments are formed due to a caregiver being able to attend a child’s needs immediately and cohesively.

Question 6

Why is sensitivity formed?

Answer 6

• 7-11 moths
  -sue to caring acts such as playing

Question 7

What is imprinting ?

Answer 7

-concept primarily associated with ethology
-rapid and irreversible formation of a strong attachment bond between a young animal and the first moving object they encounter during a critical period in early life

Question 8

What is contact comfort?

Answer 8

-Emotional and psychological comfort and security people derive from physical contact with a caregiver.

Question 9

What is monotropy?

Answer 9

-infants have an innate predisposition to form a primary attachment to one caregiver rather than forming multiple equally strong attachments.
-primary attachment figure plays a central role in child’s emotional development

Question 10

What is the critical period ?

Answer 10

-specific window of time in which attachments are likely to occur
-aged 2-3 is sensitive to attachment fever

Question 11

What is the internal working model?

Answer 11

-mental framework that individuals develop based on their early attachment experiences.
-influences how they perceive themselves and their expectations for relationships

Question 12

What is the continuity hypothesis?

Answer 12

-quality and patterns of attachment in infancy tend to persist and influences their later relationships and emotional wellbeing

Question 13

What is secure attachment?

Answer 13

-responsive mother
-healthy and balanced attachment style
-individual is comfortable with emotional intimacy and social interaction
-trusts caregivers and seeks support when needed

Question 14

What is Insecure - avoidant ? -

Answer 14

-unresponsive mother
-emotionally distant
-avoids intimacy and social interaction
-reluctant to accept emotional support

Question 15

What is insecure-resistant ?

Answer 15

-inconsistent mother
-low security of exploration -> need of reassurance
-heightened anxeity
-bad trust
-seeks and rejects reunion/ intimacy and social interaction

Question 16

What is institutionalisation?

Answer 16

-practice of raising a child in institution settings eg orphanages rather than in family environment
-negative effect on attachment development

Question 17

What is affectionless psychopathy ?

Answer 17

BOWLBY ->maternal deprivation
Individuals experience little guilt or emotion,lack normal affection
Unable to form permanent and emotionally meaningful relationships

Question 18

What is Collectivist society ?

Answer 18

-a culture where individuals share tasks, belongings and income.
-may live in large families and value interdependence

Question 19

What is a conditioned reinforcer
?

Answer 19

Something that acts as a reinforcer because it has been associated with another reinforcer.
-eg MONEY

Question 20

What is the Critical period?

Answer 20

-period in which a particular stimulus will have a profound effect on the child in thei future life
-same stimulation before or after this period will have little effect

Question 21

What is cross cultural research?

Answer 21

-an approach to research where cultures other than our own studied are used to make comparisons

Question 22

Why do people cross culture research ?

Answer 22

-identify innate and learned behaviours
-gain insights into our own cultural practices.