Bowlby’s Monotropic theory

Question 1

what are the different concepts of Bowlby‘s monotropic theory?

Answer 1

-Innate and adaptive
-Social Releasers
-Critical Period
-Continuity hypothesis
-Monotropy
-Internal working model

Question 2

what N is Bowlby’s monotropic theory?

Answer 2

Nature

Question 3

what is the opening sentence of outlining Bowlby’s Monotropic theory?

Answer 3

Bowlby proposed and evolutionary explanation of attachments

Question 4

what is the explanation for inate and adaptive?

Answer 4

-B proposed an evolutionary explanation of attachment as he believed that attachment is innate and an adaptive process
-Aida survival of infant, ensuring its safety infant will stay close to the attachment figure who will feed and protect them

Question 5

what must an infant do to survive? (innate and adaptive)

Answer 5

must form an attachment

Question 6

What is the explanation of critical period?

Answer 6

-B saw the first two years of life as a critical period for the development of attachment
-In fact, he viewed this as a sensitive period when the infants attachment system is active
-A child is maximally sensitive at six months and extends to the age of two
-If attachment is not formed during this time then a child will find it harder to form one later (may not develop)

Question 7

What is the critical period?

Answer 7

-Best time for an attachment to be formed
(psychological development)

Question 8

what is the explanation for social releasers?

Answer 8

-Babies born with particular features that trigger caregiving behaviours from their caregivers (external/internal)- social releasers

Question 9

What do social releases help do?

Answer 9

they helped to form the reciprocal bond between caregiver and infant and are necessary in the interaction between infant and caregiver

Question 10

Why do babies use social releases?

Answer 10

to keep caregivers nearby

Question 11

Who do infants become most strongly attached to? (social releasers)

Answer 11

The person who responds most sensitively to the infants social releasers

Question 12

What is the continuity hypothesis?

Answer 12

internal working model goes through with you for the rest of your life in informing relationships and parenting

Question 13

what is the most important concept of bowlby’s monotropic theory?

Answer 13

Monotropy

Question 14

what is the explanation for monotropy?

Answer 14

-B believed that human infants have an innate tendency to become attached to one particular person (monotropy)
-This attachment is different and more important than other attachments
-B Believed that the more time spent with the mother figure (or primary attachment figure) the better.

Question 15

what did Bowlby use to explain that the more time spent with the mother figure the better?

Answer 15

The law of accumulated separation, which means the effects of separation from the mother adds up and can have a negative effect on the development of attachment

Question 16

what is the internal working model the blueprint of?

Answer 16

what to expect from relationships

Question 17

what did Bowbly suggest is formed by a child having their first relationship with their primary attachment figure?
(IWM)

Answer 17

-Forms a mental representation of this relationship
-from this infant will construct their internal working model, which consists of rules and expectations concerning their relationships and attachment with other people, as well as their own success as a parent

Question 18

What does this internal working model act as?( referring to last card about mental representation)

Answer 18

-This internal working model act as a template for future relationships

Question 19

what did Bowlby put forward and what did this mean?

Answer 19

-law of continuity, which suggested that attachments formed in the critical period will influence relationships later in life
-this means individuals who are strongly attached to infancy continue to be socially and emotionally competent in childhood, whereas those who are not strongly attached will have more difficulties with relationships into childhood