Final- Chapter 6 Flashcards
What is the attachment aspect of the attachment theory?
Used to describe the strong affections bond formed by an infant to his or her major caregiver
What is the internal working model?
Part of the attachment theory
Set of beliefs and assumptions about the nature of all relationships, such as whether others will respond if you need them and if others are trustworthy
What is a convoy?
Part of the convoy model
The ever changing network of social relationships that surround each of us throughout our adult lives
Shape and protect individuals, sharing them life experiences, challenges, successes and disappointments
What are social networks?
Part of the convoy model
Structure consisting of the inner, middle and outer circle in a persons life referring to the people they surround themselves with
Expand in adolescence, plateau in 20s and 30s and decrease until late adulthood
What is the socioemotional selectivity theory?
As we grow older we tend to prefer more meaningful social relationships
Social networks become smaller but more selective
Family networks remain more stable between adolescence and end of life
What is evolutionary psychology?
Individuals who carried genes for cooperativeness, loyalty, adherence to norms and promotion of social inclusion were most apt to survive and pass on genes
What is mate selection?
Process of choosing a life partner and formalizing the relationship
What is lust- sexual attraction?
Foundation of all intimate relationships
How much sexual desire one feels for the other person whether one is consciously aware of it or not
What is attraction?
Desire for an emotional relationship, romantic/ passionate love
What is attachment?
Drives one to be close to the target of attraction
Desire to feel comfortable, secure and emotionally tied to another person
What are negative interactions in marriages?
Couples who will eventually divorce can be identified years ahead by lookin at the pattern of positive and negative exchanges
Negative patterns can be changed with therapy
What are positive interactions in marriages?
When couples speak positively of each other and of their lives together it means they are unlikely to divorce
Does cohabitation bring higher rates of separation?
Yes
What is cultural acceptance for cohabitation?
How well it accepted in ones culture, family and religion
Describe same sex partners
Difficult to describe
Similarities to heterosexual couples- fall in love, worry for long term etc
Differences with heterosexual couples
Long term committed relationships are common
What is the intergenerational solidarity theory?
Quality of family relationships can be evaluated on 6 dimensions
What are the 6 dimensions of intergenerational solidarity?
1) associations solidarity
2) affectionate solidarity
3) consensual solidarity
4) functional solidarity
5) normative solidarity
6) intergenerational family structure
What is associational solidarity?
How often family members interact with each other and what type of activities they do together
What is affectional solidarity?
How positive the sentiments are that family members hold for each other and whether those sentiments are returned
What is consensual solidarity?
How well family members hold the same values, attitudes and beliefs
What is functional solidarity?
How much family members do got each other in terms of services and assistance
What is normative solidarity?
How much family members feel a part of the family group or identify with each other
What is intergenerational family structure?
How many family members there are, how they’re related and how close they live to each other
What happens to parent- child relationships in adulthood?
Changes in attachment
Attachment diminishes during adolescence and then disappears except in times of illness or distress
What are the effects of late-life divorce?
Children relationships with parents
Blame one parent for “wrong doing” the other
Parents using them as mediators
Difference in race in grandparent- grandchild relationships
African American grandparents view relationship with grandchild more central to family than white grandparents- responsibility for caregiving
Hispanic grandparents- does not include high levels of exchange and support
Which grandparent did students take as the grandparent they spend their most time with, share resources and feel close to?
Mothers mother
True or false: teenagers who live in a single household have fewer difficulties and distress in school and peers if there grandparents are involved?
True
True or false: young adults with low levels of parental support score better on 4 measures of well being when they have high levels of support from their siblings
True
How are women in friendship networks?
Larger networks than men in all ages
Often named friends by both sexes
Men tend to relate to their wives as friends for support
True or false: having pets as friends results in an unhealthy lifestyle
False
What is anthromorphizing?
Giving pets human thoughts, feelings and motivations
True or false: percent of Facebook users decrease with age, almost 1/3 of users are 65 and older
True
How does attachment to parents change in adolescence?
It turns from physical proximity to communication
What is caregiving orientation?
A system activated in adults when they interact with infants and young children
Anna has always loved babysitting, and now that she is about to become a mother, she is excited to care for a newborn. Anna is demonstrating a strong:
Caregiving orientation
What is the attachment orientation?
Patterns of expectations, needs and emotions one exhibits in interpersonal relationships that extend beyond the early attachment figures
What are attachment behaviors?
Ways underlying attachment is expressed
Paula loves her family. They are all democrat and share many of the same viewpoints on politics. This situation is an example of blank solidarity
Consensual
What is the key difference between baby boomers relationships with their adult children compared to previous generations?
Baby boomers are more likely to support their adult children
What are the 4 types of attachment?
1) secure
2) dismissing
3) preoccupied
4) fearful
What is secure attachment?
Having a positive model of both self and others
What is dismissing attachment?
Having a positive model of self and a negative model of others
What is preoccupied attachment?
Negative model of self and positive about others
What is fearful attachment?
Negative model of both self and others
Which emotional system is defined as the desire to feel comfortable, secure and emotionally tied to another person?
Attachment
