John Bolwlby: Attachment Theory

Question 1

Describe Separation Anxiety

Answer 1

Occurrence: 6-8 months old
Description: The distress caused when the child is separated from their primary care giver.

Question 2

Describe Stranger Anxiety

Answer 2

Occurrence: 8 months of age
Description: The effect that a stranger has on a child oppose to that of a familiar person.

Question 3

List the 4 prolonged separation phases

Answer 3

1. Protest Phase
2. Despair/Depression Phase
3. Detachment Phase
4. Anaclitic Depression

Question 4

Describe Protest Phase

Answer 4

The action/behavior a child expresses when not wanting to be detached from the primary person

Question 5

Describe Despair/Depression Phase

Answer 5

The phse in which a child will experience after prolonging the Protest Phase through crying and eventually depression.

Question 6

Describe Detachment Phase

Answer 6

The ability for the child to be detached through repression; seen as an adaptive response for most children, if overused, becomes problematic.

Question 7

Describe Anaclitic Depression

Answer 7

Depression that develops in infants when no longer with care takers that are genuine and nurturing.

Question 8

List the characteristics of attachment according to Bowlby

Answer 8

1. Proximity Maintenance
2. Safe Haven
3. Secure Base
4. Separation Distress

Question 9

Describe Proximity Maintenance

Answer 9

Refers to the distance a person has an attachment with.

Question 10

Describe Safe Haven

Answer 10

The place/person a child identifies when in fear or threat

Question 11

Describe Secure Base

Answer 11

The distance a child places between the person they are attached to w/o fear of abandonment.

Question 12

Describe Separation Distress

Answer 12

The stress that occurs when not around the “attached” to.