Bowlbys Monotropic theory p1

Question 1

ADAPTIVE: Bowlby suggests that attachment is an ________[1] system, it is ______ [2] in order to improve________ [3], therefore it is adaptive. Bowlby suggested infants are born ‘_________ [4]’ to attach and _______ [5] are also ‘programmed’ to attach.

Answer 1

[1] Innate
[2] inherited
[3] survival
[4] programmed
[5] parents

Question 2

Bowlby stated that humans are born with what ?

Answer 2

Social releasers

Question 3

What are some example of social releasers?

Answer 3

Smiling, crying or looking ‘cute’

Question 4

Why are social releasers important in attachment?

Answer 4

Social releasers trigger a response in a care giver and ensures interaction takes place to form an attachment.

Question 5

What is a ‘critical period’?

Answer 5

A period for attachment in an infant to take place, usually within the first 2.5 years of life

Question 6

What is the implication of a missed ‘critical period’?

Answer 6

Attachment may not take place at all

Question 7

Why did Bowlby describe his theory as ‘Monotropic’?

Answer 7

Because he placed great emphasis on a child’s attachment to one caregiver

Question 8

Who did Bowlby believe is the most important attachment figure in the child’s development?

Answer 8

The mother

Question 9

What is an internal working model?

Answer 9

a ‘mental representation’ that the child forms of their relationship with their primary caregiver.

Question 10

What does an internal working model allow a child to do?

Answer 10

It gives them a template for what relationships are like.