bowlby mono-tropic theory Flashcards
what does bowlby argue
attachment is due to nature
what does ASCMI stand for
Adaptivee, Social releasers, Critical period, Monotropy, Internal working model
how is attachment adaptive
it is an advantage as it is beneficial to survival as it ensures a child is kept safe, warm and fed
what does social releasers unlock
the innate tendecy for adults to care for a child because they activate the mammalian attachment system
example of a social releaser
cute face on a baby
what is the critical period
the time in wich an attachment can form i.e up to 2.5-3 years
what does bowlby suggests about the critical period
if an attachment is not formed in the first 2.5 to 3 years it never will
what is the child likely to become if an attachment doesn’t form
socially, emotionaly, intellectually stunned
what is monotropy
bowlby suggets that you can only form one special intense attachment
definition of internal working model
a blueprint for future relationships that we develop through our primary attachment relationship
a mental schema for relationships
one strength of bowby monotropic theory
supporting evidence for the importance of internal working models as presented by bailey et al
what was the procedure of bailey et al study
an observation of 99 mothers and the recording of their children’s attachment type using the strange situation
what did bailey et al find
poor insecure attachments coincided with the mother themselves reporting poor attachments with their own parents
what does bailey et al research suggets
IWM are likely to formed during this first, inital attachment and this has a significant impact upon the ability of children to become parents themselves later on in life
one weakness of bowlby monotropic thoery
monotropy may not be evident in all children
