Monotropic Theory

Question 1

Bowlby date

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1951

Question 2

what did Bowlby argue?

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argued that imprinting occurs in humans

Question 3

Bowlby’s main claims

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Attachment can be explained by evolution
We create one special attachments
We create an internal working model of attachment
There is a critical period of attachment

Question 4

Attachment can be explained by evolution: we have evolved a biological need to

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attach to our main caregiver

Question 5

Attachment can be explained by evolution: this biological need has developed through

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natural selection to ensure the survival of the child to maturity

Question 6

We create one special attachments: Bowlby’s idea of monotropy is that we form

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one main attachment

Question 7

We create one special attachment: who is usually our main attachment?

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our biological mother

Question 8

We create one special attachment: forming this attachment has

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survival value

Question 9

We create one special attachment: staying close to our mother ensures

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food and protection

Question 10

We create one special attachment: a strong attachment provides a

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safe base

Question 11

We create an internal working model of attachment: forming an infant attachment gives us an

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template for future relationships

Question 12

We create an internal working model of attachment: we learn to

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trust and care for others

Question 13

We create an internal working model of attachment: this forms an internal working model for all

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late attachments

Question 14

We create an internal working model of attachment: the model is a working model because it can

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change and develop over time, depending on how the persons relationships change

Question 15

We create an internal working model of attachment: the primary caregiver provides the foundations for

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the child’s future relationships

Question 16

We create an internal working model of attachment: this is called the

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continuity hypothesis

Question 17

There is a critical period for attachment: how long is the critical period?

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the first three years

Question 18

There is a critical period of attachment: what happens in the critical period?

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the time in which a child has to develop an attachment

Question 19

There is a critical period of attachment: if the child doesn’t develop an attachment in those three years

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the child may never develop one

Question 20

There is a critical period of attachment: if the attachment doesn’t develop or if it’s broken, it might

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seriously damage the child’s social and emotional development

Question 21

There is a critical period of attachment: Bowlby’s ‘maternal deprivation hypothesis’ assumes if the relationship between the primary caregiver and infant is disrupted or stopped during the critical period

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there are long term consequences