Monotropic Attachment

Question 1

What is the theory of montoropic attachment

Answer 1

Babies have an intrinsic tendency to form an attachment in order to. Survive and evolutionary advantages

Question 2

WhT is the adaptive

Answer 2

Babies form an attachment in order to survive they form one with the primary caregiver due to their protection and their offer of food so they are more likely to survive they are then more likely to reproduce and pass on their successful genetics

Question 3

What is a critical period

Answer 3

a drive to form an attachment due to survival rateA specific attachment must be formed within the first 2 yeas in order to form a mental representation of what to expect of future relationships a failure to form one may lead to unstable formation of attachment t on the future

Question 4

What is social releases

Answer 4

The innate behaviours that baby displays in order to gain attraction of caregiver the coping and crying grabs caregiver interaction and they can behave and respond accordingly the sensitivity to infants sc influences attachment the social releases

Question 5

What is monitory

Answer 5

emotional bond The specific attachment with one caregiver usually the one who spends most time with infant during critical period and most sensitive to babies needs usually the mother

Question 6

What is internal working model

Answer 6

The attachment during critical period influences attachment in the future if a living relationship will lead to a more secure relationship in the future and vice Vera it relates to continuity hypothesis the mental framework which could help predict what to expect of future relationships

Question 7

Strength i

Answer 7

There is practical applications the adoption agencies have tried to adopt people before the age of 2 years so they are able to dorm a montropic relationship with a primary caregiver so that they can form a mental representation and framework so can live healthy relToonships in the future

Question 8

Weakness

Answer 8

Weakness is that there is refuting evidence to suggest its a sensitive period not a critical period the kushxhova twins lived in isolation until the age of 7 how’ve we they were then adopted and later recovered d

Question 9

Weakness

Answer 9

There are alternative theories and reason as such As learning to form attachment through food babies associate food with primary caregiver which help decreases the drive Whitchurch leads to formation of drive reduction and attachment formation this is a weakness as the theorist is too simplistic as it doesn’t focus on food and worry too much about the innate mechanisms so incomplete