bowlby's theories

Question 1

before he come up with his theory of monotropy, what was parenting like/what did people believe

Answer 1

parents limited time/love/affection with their kids to avoid them becoming spoit. people believed the learning theory of attachment (food was the basis of attach)

Question 2

bmt bowlby suggested that babies are born with an…

Answer 2

instinctive need to be with their caregiver

Question 3

BMT why is it important that babies are with their caregiver/not alone

Answer 3

for safety as they dont have the knowledge of how to behave safely and sensibly/attachments serve to protect babies from birth/survival

Question 4

bmt what was suggested that caregivers are born with….. and why

Answer 4

a biologically pre-programmed instinct to attach to their infant, they want to protect them from danger

Question 5

bmt how was it explained that the infant and caregiver had a biological instinct to attach to each other

Answer 5

through evolution, i+cg with attachment were more likely to survive and have children of their own etc

Question 6

bmt why do babies cry

Answer 6

Crying attracts the attention of their caregivers and helps the babies get what they want eg food, change in temp

Question 7

bmt what are the 4 behaviours/social releasers that infants do to attract the attention of their caregivers

Answer 7

crying
smiling
crawling
following

Question 8

bmt babies are biologically pre-programmed to perform…..

Answer 8

social releasers

Question 9

bmt caregivers have been biologically pre-programmed to respond to

Answer 9

social releasers

Question 10

bmt attachments are vital for shaping

Answer 10

a babys development

Question 11

can mulitple attachments be made

Answer 11

no attachments are unique bonds that babies can only form with one caregiver.

Question 12

what does monotropic attachment mean

Answer 12

the infant only forms one primary attachment to a special caregiver who provides emotional support

Question 13

bmt attachments form in the first

Answer 13

2.5 years of an infants life (the length of the critical period)

Question 14

bmt what is a critical period

Answer 14

the time window during which babies can form an attachment to their main caregiver

Question 15

bmt our attachment to our caregiver acts as a …. this is called the …

Answer 15

schema which guides our future relationships this is called the internal working model

Question 16

when a baby has a positive relationship with their caregiver they will have a

Answer 16

positive internal working model, and form positive and happy relationships in the future

Question 17

bmt the internal working model is crutial to

Answer 17

guiding the expectations and beliefs about the childs future relationships