Ch 9

Question 1

psychosocial thoery

Answer 1

rooted in psychoanalytic but with focus on relationships

also emphasis on infant relationships affect on adult personality

Question 2

Attachment theory (Bowlby)

Answer 2

Secure attachment with need addressing mother provides infant with proximity maintenance for survival and a dependable base from which infant can explore

Child builds “working model” understanding of relationships that it carries into adulthood

Question 3

3 features and functions of attachment

Answer 3

1) proximity maintanence (to stay close)
2) secure base (to explore)
3) safe haven (to comfort)

Question 4

Attachment theory (Ainsworth) 3 types

Answer 4

1) Secure
2) Ambivalent (anxious-resistant; anxious-ambivalentamt)
3) Avoidant (anxious-avoidant)

Question 5

Attachment Theory (Ainsworth)

Answer 5

Timing is important - not dependent on how much time but instead on timing of quick response to fulfill need when infant wants it

Question 6

Hazen and Shaver did what exp?

Answer 6

First questionairre to measure Ainsworth’s Attachment Styles in adult