Child Development

Question 0

What are the influences on secure attachment?

Answer 0

1) Child self view, self in relation to others and social competence.
2) emotional regulation ability eg. Expression/recognition skills, avoiding anxiety and dealing with stress.

Question 1

What is Bowlby’s attachment theory?

Answer 1

Early life experiences strongly influence later adult functioning and vulnerability to psychopathology

Question 2

When does the pre attachment stage occur and what is it?

Answer 2

Pre attachment stage - 0-2 months. Evidence of transmittal auditory learning, mirroring expressions and feeding interactions.

Question 3

What did the Minnesota Longitudinal Study show?

Answer 3

Looked at 250 children from mothers in poverty.

At 5 years, insecurely attached infants were more:
teacher reliant
socially isolated
Often passive frustrated.

Question 4

What are the Ainsworth Types of Attachment?

Answer 4

Secure attachment: child is able to explore using mum as a base, upset by mum leaving. Greets stranger positively.

Insecure Avoidant: ignores mum on depart or reunion and ok when left alone with the stranger. But the child will not explore.

Insecure Resistant: upset when mum leaves, difficult to console and shows resentment.

Disorganised.

Question 5

When does attachment in the making occur?

Answer 5

Attachment in the making: 2-7 months.

Question 6

When is clear cut attachment established?

Answer 6

7-24 months

Question 7

What is the goal corrected partnership and when does it occur?

Answer 7

Child begins to see care giver as independent person. Children begin to notice others goal. Eg. Where babies cry because of pain, children would cry to summon their caregiver.

Occurs after 24 months.

Question 8

When does stranger anxiety and separation distress occur?

Answer 8

Stranger anxiety: 10 months.

Separation distress: 12 months