Bowlby's monotropic Theory

Question 1

what does bowlby’s monotropic theory suggest?

Answer 1

attachment is an evolutionary mechanism - innate

- one attachment is more important than all the others = primary attachment figure

Question 2

what is a social releaser?

Answer 2

behaviour that have evolved to elicit attachment behaviours in adults

Question 3

what are the two concepts of his theory?

Answer 3

continuity hypothesis and internal working model

Question 4

what is the internal working model?

Answer 4

is a blueprint for future relationships - a mental representation of our relationship with out primary attachment figure

Question 5

what is the continuity hypothesis?

Answer 5

the idea that emotionally secure children go on to be emotionally secure and confident adults - the attachment behaviour in childhood act as a template for future relationships

Question 6

IWM: if a child is positive and loved, what attachment do they develop?

Answer 6

secure

Question 7

if a child is rejected and unloved, what attachment do they develop?

Answer 7

avoidant - avoid intimacy

Question 8

if a child is angry and confused, what attachment do they develop?

Answer 8

resistant