Intro attachment and bowlby's theory Flashcards
What is an Attachment?
An emotional tie between two people, usually a mother and a child.The relationship is reciprocal (shared).
Which behaviours inidicate an attachment has been formed?
- Seeking proximity (closeness)
- Distress on separation
- Joy on reunion
- Secure-base behaviour
what perspective does he take?
Is bowlby’s theory nature or nuture and why?
Bowlby takes an evolutionary perspective: He believes that infants are born with an innate tendency to form attachments in order to increase their chances of survival.
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What is Bowlby’s theory?
*** Adaptive
* Social releasers
* Critical period
* Monotropy
* Internal working model **
what does adaptive mean in Bowlby’s theory?
Attachments are Adaptive.
According to Bowlby, forming an attachment helps to ensure the survival of a child.
Attachment give our species an ‘adaptive advantage’, making us more likely to survive.
This is because if an infant has an attachment to a caregiver, they are kept safe, given food, and kept warm.
and explain
what are the 3 Adaptive behaviours ?
Feeding: the rooting (head turns toward cheek that is stroked), sucking and swallowing reflexes allow infants to take in nourishment.
Breathing: the breathing reflex, hiccups, sneezes, and moving arms and legs when something is covering the face all protect an infant’s ability to get oxygen.
Body temperature: infants can maintain their body temperatures by shivering, crying, and tucking their legs into their bodies to stay warm. To cool off, they will automatically push off blankets and decrease their movement.
what are social releasers?
Babies have social releasers which ‘unlock’ an innate tendency in adults (in particular mothers) to care for them.
These social releasers are both:
Physical – the typical ‘baby face’ features and body proportions
Behavioural – crying, cooing, smiling
what is the critical period?
Babies have to form an attachment with their caregiver during a critical period.
This is between birth and 2½ years old.
what did Bowlby say would happen if a child doesn’t form an attachement between this time?
Bowlby said that if a child doesn’t form an attachment during this time then the child would be damaged socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically.
what is the internal working model?
Through the monotropic attachment, the infant would form an Internal working model.
This is a special model for relationships. All the child’s future adult relationships will be based on their early attachment relationship.
what is a monotropic relationship?
Bowlby believed that infants form one very special attachment with their mother. This special, intense attachment is known as monotropy. If the mother isn’t available, the infant could bond with another ever-present adult mother-substitute.
