Lecture 10 Flashcards
Who proposed the attatchment theory ?
John Bowlby
What is the attatchment theory ?
Posits that children are biologicallt predisposed to develop attatchments to caregivers as a means of increasing the chances of their own survival
What is secure base ?
the idea that the presence of a trusted caregiver provides an infant or toddler with a sense of security that makes it possible for the child to explore the environment
What is the internal working model of attatchent ?
the child’s mental represenation of the self, of attatchment figure(s), and of relationships in general that is constrcuted as a result as experiences with caregivers. It guides children’s interactions with caregivers.
Who created the Strange Situation Procedure ?
Mary Ainsworth
What is the Strange Situation ?
A procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth to assess infant’s attatchment to their primary caregiver
What is secure attatchment ?
a pattern of attatchment in which infants or young children have a positive and trusting relationship with their attatchment figure
What is insecure/resistant attatchment ?
a type of insecure attatchment in which infants or young children are clingy and stay close to their caregiver rather than exploring their environmnet
What is insecure/avoidant attatchment ?
a type of insecure attatchment in which infants or young children seem somewaht indiferent toward their caregiver and may even avoid the caregiver
What is disorganzied/disoriented attatchment ?
A type of insecure attatchment in which infants or young children have no consistent way of coping with the stress of the Strange Situation. Their behaviour is confused or even contradictory, and they often appear dazed or disoriented
What is parental sensitivity ?
caregiving behaviour that involves the expression of warmth and contingent responsiveness to children, such as when they require assistance or are in distress
What is family structure ?
the number of and the relationship amongst the people living in a household
What is Discipline ?
the set of strategies and behaviours parents use to teach children how to behave appropriately
What are family dynamics ?
the way in which family members interact through various relationships: mom with child, dad with child, etc
What are skip-generation family ?
families where the grandparents act as their primary caregivers and no parents are present