Bowlby's monotropic theory

Question 1

is the theory supporting nature or nurutr ?

Answer 1

nature

Question 2

why does Bowbly say babies attach

Answer 2

innate behaviour for survival of species

Question 3

what does the attachment help the infant do with the cargiver?

Answer 3

helps them maintain a close proximity with the caregiver

Question 4

explain what an internal working model is ?

Answer 4

schema of attachments and relationships which informs all future relationship .

Question 5

how do attachments develop according to Bowlby ?

Answer 5

infant innate “social releaser” behaviour
innate behaviours stimulate innate caregiving responses from adults

Question 6

explain how caregiver responsivness effects attachment?

Answer 6

determines qaulity of child s attachment

Question 7

when did Bowbly say the critical period happen?

Answer 7

between 2-6 months

Question 8

what will happen if an attachment is not formed in the critical period?

Answer 8

child will have difficulty forming attachment in later life and will have ling effects on their social development

Question 9

what does monotropic relashionship mean?

Answer 9

relashionship with 1 primary caregiver

Question 10

what does the primary careguver become for the child ?

Answer 10

secure base from which the child can explore the world from

Question 11

Explain Bowbly’s continuity hypothesis ?

Answer 11

infants internal working model will then act a a template for all future relationships

Question 12

give Bowbly’s qoute and year?

Answer 12

mother love in infancy and childhood is as important for infancy as are vitamins and protiens for physical health(1953)

Question 13

what are the conseqeunces of maternal deprivation according to Bowbly?

Answer 13

emoitional problems
mental health problems
delinquency
affectionless psychopathy

Question 14

what was the aim of Bowbly’s 44 thieve study?

Answer 14

to investigate the impact of maternal deprivation on the behaviour of children

Question 15

what was the procedure of the 44 thieves study?

Answer 15

analysed a case history of a number of paitents in child guidance clinic in london
the 44 thieves were compared with the control group to investigate intsances of maternal deprivation
each gorup were also studied for signs of affectionless psychopathy

Question 16

how may children do Bowbly study in the 44 thieves study?
how many of these had been caught stealing?

Answer 16

88
44

Question 17

what conclusion did Bowbly make from his study?

Answer 17

maternal seeration is linked Juvenille deinquency and affectionless psychopathy.
lack of continous care in childhood may lead to emotional maladjustmant, criminal behaviour and even mental disorders.