Learning Aim A:3- Emotional development across the life stages Flashcards
How can a secure attachment to the primary caregiver affect someone emotionally?
A child will feel secure, loved and have a sense of belonging.
What can secure attachments in childhood lead to in the future?
Secure attachments in childhood lead to happier and healthier attachments with others in the future.
What effect can an insecure attachment have on an individual?
- A mistrust of caregivers or adults in authority could
develop, - Behavioural issues, a lack of ability to receive affection
or manipulate behaviour,
What did John Bowlby say an attachment was?
He referred to the attachment as a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects a child to their primary caregiver.
What did Bowlby observe when children were separated from their primary caregivers?
Working with James Robertson, Bowlby observed that children experienced separation anxiety and intense stress when separated from their mothers.
The child’s distress and anxiety did not disappear even when they were fed by another carer.
Why was Bowlby’s theory oversimplified?
Rutter argues that being deprived of a primary caregiver where an attachment exists (deprivation) may not result in long term problems but privation which is when you are deprived of the opportunity to form an attachment may be far more damaging.
Why could Bowlby’s theory not be a biological process?
While Bowlby believed that attachment is a natural process, others argue that it is a learned behaviour influenced by factors such as the environment and/or the baby’s temperament.
What is sensitive responsiveness? And why does it counteract what Bowlby claims?
Research by Schaffer and Emerson suggests that babies are more likely to form an attachment to the caregiver that is most responsive to their needs. Not necessarily the ones that they spend the most time with.
This indicates that attachment is not a biological process but is influenced by the child’s environment.
How can post-natal depression affect the attachment process?
Some mothers develop postnatal depression, affecting their ability to bond with their babies.
How does a child being put into foster care/ adoption affect the attachment process?
Children within the care system may experience inconsistency in caregivers, affecting attachments and their sense of identity.
What is emotional literacy?
The ability to recognise, understand and appropriately express emotions. Emotional literacy is essential for forming positive social relationships.
What is empathy?
The ability to identify with or understand another’s situation or feelings.
What is an attachment?
A strong emotional connection between a child and caregiver.
What is deprivation?
Being deprived of a caregiver to whom an attachment already exists.
What is privation?
Being deprived of the opportunity to form an attachment.
