Infancy: Social and Emotional Development Flashcards
_____ _______ defines attachment as an enduring emotional bond between one animal or person and another. Essential for survival.
Mary Ainsworth
An affectional bond characterized by seeking closeness with another and distress upon separation
Attachment
fear of seperation from a target of attachment
Separation anxiety
A type of attachment characterized by mild distress at leave-takings and being readily soothed by reunion
Secure attachment
Attachment behavior characterized by avoiding caregiver, excessive clinging or inconsistency
Insecure attachment
There are two major types of insecurity attachments
Avoidant and Ambivalent resistant attachment
A type of insecure attachment characterized by apparent indifferences to leave-takings by and reunions with an attachment figure. Show the least distress, play without fuss, and ignore mothers
Avoidant attachment
A type of insecure attachment characterized by severe distress at leave-takings and ambivalent behavior at reunions.
Ambivalent/ resistant
A type of insecure attachment characterized by dazed and contradictory behaviors toward an attachment figure.. Moving toward the mother while looking away
Disorganized/ disoriented
_______ infants and toddlers are happier, more sociable, and more cooperative with caregivers
Secure infants
Most father are more likely to…..?
Play with their children, and engage in rough and tumble play
The parents of secure infants are more ______-?
Affectionate, cooperative, and predictable
The display of attachment behaviors towards any person
indiscriminate attachment
There are three phases of attachment
Initial-preattachment phase
attachment-in-the-making phase
Clear-cut attachment phase
Characteristics of Initial-preattachment phase:
birth to three months
indiscriminate attachment
Characteristics of Attachment-in-the-making phase
3-4 months
preference of familiar figures
Characteristics of Clear-cut Attachment phase
6-7 months
intensified dependence on the primary caregiver