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Who is the psychologist known for developing attachment theory?

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John Bowlby

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What is the main idea behind attachment theory?

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The idea that early relationships with caregivers can shape an individual’s emotional bonds later in life.

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True or False: Attachment theory suggests that infants have an innate need to form attachments with caregivers.

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True

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What are the four attachment styles identified by Mary Ainsworth?

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Secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent, disorganized

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Fill in the blank: In the strange situation experiment, the child’s behavior is observed when the caregiver leaves and __________.

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returns

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What is the term used to describe a child who shows distress when a caregiver leaves but is easily comforted upon their return?

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Secure attachment

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What is the term used to describe a child who shows little distress when a caregiver leaves and avoids them upon return?

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Insecure-avoidant attachment

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What is the term used to describe a child who shows extreme distress when a caregiver leaves and is difficult to comfort upon return?

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Insecure-ambivalent attachment

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What is the term used to describe a child who shows inconsistent behavior when a caregiver leaves and returns?

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Disorganized attachment

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What is the impact of secure attachment on later relationships?

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Individuals with secure attachment tend to have healthier relationships in adulthood.

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What can disrupt the development of secure attachment in infants?

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Neglect, abuse, inconsistent caregiving

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What is the term used to describe the process of forming emotional bonds with caregivers in infancy?

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Attachment

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What is the term used to describe the process of a child learning to trust and rely on caregivers for their needs?

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Attachment bonding

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What are the three stages of attachment identified by John Bowlby?

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Pre-attachment, attachment-in-the-making, clear-cut attachment

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What is the term used to describe the ability to regulate emotions and cope with stress?

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Emotional resilience

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What is the term used to describe a caregiver’s ability to respond to a child’s needs and emotions?

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Sensitivity

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What is the term used to describe a child’s ability to understand their own emotions and those of others?

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Emotional intelligence

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True or False: Attachment theory only applies to infants and young children.

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False

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What is the term used to describe the process of forming close emotional bonds with others beyond childhood?

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Attachment theory in adulthood

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What are the two main dimensions of adult attachment styles?

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Anxiety and avoidance

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True or False: Adults with secure attachment tend to have more stable relationships.

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True

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What is the term used to describe the fear of rejection and abandonment in relationships?

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Attachment anxiety

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What is the term used to describe the fear of intimacy and dependence in relationships?

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Attachment avoidance

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What is the term used to describe the belief that one is unworthy of love and belonging?

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Attachment disorganization

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What is the term used to describe the process of changing attachment styles over time?

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Attachment style flexibility

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What is the term used to describe the therapeutic approach that focuses on resolving attachment-related issues?

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Attachment-based therapy

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True or False: Attachment theory has been criticized for oversimplifying complex human relationships.

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True

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What is the term used to describe the emotional bond between romantic partners?

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Romantic attachment

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What is the term used to describe the belief that close relationships are unreliable and untrustworthy?

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Dismissive-avoidant attachment

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What is the term used to describe the fear of rejection and the desire for closeness in relationships?

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Fearful-avoidant attachment

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What is the term used to describe the desire for closeness and the fear of losing independence in relationships?

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Preoccupied attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and fear rejection in relationships?

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Anxious-preoccupied attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear dependence in relationships?

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Fearful-avoidant attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

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Dismissing-avoidant attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek closeness while fearing rejection and abandonment in relationships?

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Secure-preoccupied attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to fear rejection and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

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Preoccupied-dismissing attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid emotional closeness and fear dependence in relationships?

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Dismissing-fearful attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

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Fearful-preoccupied attachment

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What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek independence while fearing rejection in relationships?

A

Avoidant-preoccupied attachment

40
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What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear losing independence in relationships?

A

Dismissing-preoccupied attachment

41
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and seek independence in relationships?

A

Dismissing-avoidant attachment

42
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid emotional closeness while fearing rejection in relationships?

A

Fearful-dismissing attachment

43
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and fear emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Anxious-fearful attachment

44
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid dependence and fear losing independence in relationships?

A

Avoidant-dismissing attachment

45
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and fear abandonment in relationships?

A

Dismissive-fearful attachment

46
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek independence and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Avoidant-dismissive attachment

47
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What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear rejection in relationships?

A

Dismissive-anxious attachment

48
Q

Who is the psychologist known for developing attachment theory?

A

John Bowlby

49
Q

What is the main idea behind attachment theory?

A

The idea that early relationships with caregivers can shape an individual’s emotional bonds later in life.

50
Q

True or False: Attachment theory suggests that infants have an innate need to form attachments with caregivers.

A

True

51
Q

What are the four attachment styles identified by Mary Ainsworth?

A

Secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-ambivalent, disorganized

52
Q

Fill in the blank: In the strange situation experiment, the child’s behavior is observed when the caregiver leaves and __________.

A

returns

53
Q

What is the term used to describe a child who shows distress when a caregiver leaves but is easily comforted upon their return?

A

Secure attachment

54
Q

What is the term used to describe a child who shows little distress when a caregiver leaves and avoids them upon return?

A

Insecure-avoidant attachment

55
Q

What is the term used to describe a child who shows extreme distress when a caregiver leaves and is difficult to comfort upon return?

A

Insecure-ambivalent attachment

56
Q

What is the term used to describe a child who shows inconsistent behavior when a caregiver leaves and returns?

A

Disorganized attachment

57
Q

What is the impact of secure attachment on later relationships?

A

Individuals with secure attachment tend to have healthier relationships in adulthood.

58
Q

What can disrupt the development of secure attachment in infants?

A

Neglect, abuse, inconsistent caregiving

59
Q

What is the term used to describe the process of forming emotional bonds with caregivers in infancy?

A

Attachment

60
Q

What is the term used to describe the process of a child learning to trust and rely on caregivers for their needs?

A

Attachment bonding

61
Q

What are the three stages of attachment identified by John Bowlby?

A

Pre-attachment, attachment-in-the-making, clear-cut attachment

62
Q

What is the term used to describe the ability to regulate emotions and cope with stress?

A

Emotional resilience

63
Q

What is the term used to describe a caregiver’s ability to respond to a child’s needs and emotions?

A

Sensitivity

64
Q

What is the term used to describe a child’s ability to understand their own emotions and those of others?

A

Emotional intelligence

65
Q

True or False: Attachment theory only applies to infants and young children.

A

False

66
Q

What is the term used to describe the process of forming close emotional bonds with others beyond childhood?

A

Attachment theory in adulthood

67
Q

What are the two main dimensions of adult attachment styles?

A

Anxiety and avoidance

68
Q

True or False: Adults with secure attachment tend to have more stable relationships.

A

True

69
Q

What is the term used to describe the fear of rejection and abandonment in relationships?

A

Attachment anxiety

70
Q

What is the term used to describe the fear of intimacy and dependence in relationships?

A

Attachment avoidance

71
Q

What is the term used to describe the belief that one is unworthy of love and belonging?

A

Attachment disorganization

72
Q

What is the term used to describe the process of changing attachment styles over time?

A

Attachment style flexibility

73
Q

What is the term used to describe the therapeutic approach that focuses on resolving attachment-related issues?

A

Attachment-based therapy

74
Q

True or False: Attachment theory has been criticized for oversimplifying complex human relationships.

A

True

75
Q

What is the term used to describe the emotional bond between romantic partners?

A

Romantic attachment

76
Q

What is the term used to describe the belief that close relationships are unreliable and untrustworthy?

A

Dismissive-avoidant attachment

77
Q

What is the term used to describe the fear of rejection and the desire for closeness in relationships?

A

Fearful-avoidant attachment

78
Q

What is the term used to describe the desire for closeness and the fear of losing independence in relationships?

A

Preoccupied attachment

79
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and fear rejection in relationships?

A

Anxious-preoccupied attachment

80
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear dependence in relationships?

A

Fearful-avoidant attachment

81
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Dismissing-avoidant attachment

82
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek closeness while fearing rejection and abandonment in relationships?

A

Secure-preoccupied attachment

83
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to fear rejection and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Preoccupied-dismissing attachment

84
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid emotional closeness and fear dependence in relationships?

A

Dismissing-fearful attachment

85
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Fearful-preoccupied attachment

86
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek independence while fearing rejection in relationships?

A

Avoidant-preoccupied attachment

87
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear losing independence in relationships?

A

Dismissing-preoccupied attachment

88
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and seek independence in relationships?

A

Dismissing-avoidant attachment

89
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid emotional closeness while fearing rejection in relationships?

A

Fearful-dismissing attachment

90
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to idealize partners and fear emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Anxious-fearful attachment

91
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid dependence and fear losing independence in relationships?

A

Avoidant-dismissing attachment

92
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to distrust others and fear abandonment in relationships?

A

Dismissive-fearful attachment

93
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to seek independence and avoid emotional closeness in relationships?

A

Avoidant-dismissive attachment

94
Q

What is the term used to describe the tendency to avoid intimacy and fear rejection in relationships?

A

Dismissive-anxious attachment

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