Final - Emotional and Social Development

Question 1

secure attachment

Answer 1

• form healthy trusting relationships
• infants free to roam when caregiver is present
• mild protest when caregiver leaves
• reestablish positive reaction when caregiver returns

Question 2

anxious attachment

Answer 2

• experience fear of rejection and insecurity in relationships
• cling to caregiver then resist closeness
• cry out when caregiver leaves, not reassured when they return

Question 3

insecure avoidant

Answer 3

• avoid caregiver, not disturbed when they leave
• contact not reestablished when caregiver returns
• may struggle with intimacy and trust

Question 4

insecure disorganized

Answer 4

• disorganized and disoriented
• appear dazed, confused, and fearful
• patterns of avoidance and resistance, or extreme fearfulness around caregiver

Question 5

attachment - Freud

Answer 5

• infants become attached to the person/object that gives them oral sensation
• usually mother
• not true

Question 6

attachment - Harlow

Answer 6

• cloth vs wire mother for monkeys
• contact comfort
• feeding is not a crucial element in attachment

Question 7

attachment - Erikson

Answer 7

• physical comfort and sensitive care are key to establishing a basic level of trust during infancy
• trust = foundation of attachment

Question 8

attachment - John Bowlby

Answer 8

• importance of attachment in first year and responsiveness of caregiver

Question 9

socioemotional selectivity theory

Answer 9

• older adults focus on meaningful relationship that enhance emotional well-being
• desire to maximize quality of their interactions