Child Health- Intro Flashcards

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What is the difference between attachment and bonding?

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Attachment: Baby’s emotional bond w/ parent/ caregiver

Bonding: Caregivers emotional relationship w/ baby

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What is 1001 critical days?

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Period between: Conception to 2yrs

Importnant for building optimal security & healthy brain development

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When is the human brain most adaptable?

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First 2yrs of life

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What are the different attachment classifications?

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Group B: Secure Attachment

Group A: Insecure- Avoidant

Group C: Insecure- Resistant/ Ambivalent

Group D: Disorganised

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What is Group A attachemnt?

When does this occur in infants?

What is it characterised by?

What does the infant believe?

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Avoidant Attachement

When infant has parents who discourage overt signs of either affection or distress & do not readily offer sympathy or comfort

  • Characterised:* Minimal expressions of emotion in that parents
  • Infant believes: S*ubconsciously thinks- needs will not be met
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What is Group D Attachment?

When does this occur?

What is the parent unable to do?

What is the characterisitics of the baby?

What does the infant believe?

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Disorganised Attachment

Develops when the parent has so many unresolved emotional issues from own past they have no mental space left for baby

  • Characteristics:* Parent unable to sooth, comfort or contain their disressed or anxious infant
  • Infant Characterisitcs:* Depressed, Angry, Passive, Non-responsive
  • Infant belief/ fulfillment of child’s needs:* Severley confused w/ no stratergy to have needs met
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What is Group B attachment?

What is the responsivness of the care giver?

What is the state of being of the child?

What does the infant believe/ fulfillment of the childs needs?

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Secure attachement

  • Responsivness:* Quick, Sensitive, Consistent
  • State of being:* Secure, Explorative, Happy
  • Infant Beliefs:* Believes and trust their needs will be met
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What is Group C attachment?

What is the responsivness of the care giver?

What is the state of being of the child?

What does the infant believe/ fulfillment of the childs needs?

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Resistant/ Anxious Attachment

Responsivness: Inconsistent, Erratic, Intrusive

State of being: Anxious, Clingy, Demanding, Angry. Up-regulated in times of stress to maintain closeness

Infant Beliefs: Cannot rely on needs being met

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