Bowlbys explanations of attachment Flashcards
what does a snapchat makes images stand for?
adaptive
social releasers
critical period
monotropy
internal working model
what does adaptive mean?
attachment is an innate process that serves an evolutionary function
why have babies adapted?
to keep the baby close to the caregiver for safety and protection
so they develop a loving and reciprocal relationship which can be passed through generations
what is monotropy?
the idea a child forms an attachment to one person
what is the law of continuity?
the more constant an predictable a child’s care, the better the quality of attachmney
what is the law of accumulated separation?
the effects of every separation from the mother adds up
so
the safest dose is a zero dose
what is the critical period?
0 - 2.5 years
when is the attachment system active?
in the critical period
what are social releasers?
babies born with innate ‘cute’ behaviours that activate the adult attachment system
what is the internal working model?
a mental representation of the baby’s relationship with their caregiver
serves as a model for why relationships are like
what is the continuity hypothesis?
internal working model
what are strengths of bowlbys explanations of attachment?
real life applications in hospitals
hazen and shaver’s (1987) love quiz
what are limitations of bowlbys explanations of attachment?
monotropy is socially sensitive, has implications for lifestyle choices mothers make when children are young
schaffer and emerson- multiple attachments at the same time
what did Lamb (1987) say?
infants have different attachments for different purposes
eg fathers for play, mothers for comfort
what did Bailey et al (2007) study?
iwm
assessed 99 mothers - mothers with poor attachments to their own mothers were more likely to have poor attachments
