Bowlby's theory Flashcards
1
Q
What did Bowlby do?
A
Psychiatrist - treated emotionally disturbed children
2
Q
why does an attachment form?
A
- important for an infant to survive
3
Q
what is the critical period?
A
- infants have around 0-3 years to form an attachment and to develop normally.
4
Q
social releasers?
A
social behaviour or feature that elicits caregiver behaviour e.g. baby smiling
5
Q
Monotropy
A
One relationship the infant has is significant over the others and matters for emotional development
6
Q
internal working model?
A
- gives infant an insight into caregiver behaviour and how they can influence it
- acts as a template for future relationships
7
Q
continuity hypothesis?
A
emotionally secure infants go on to be trusting and confident adults
8
Q
sensitive period rather than critical
A
It isn’t impossible for a child to recover after a failure of attachment, however the development window is where children are maximally receptive to forming certain characteristics
