Normal attachment

Question 1

what are the basic needs of a child?

Answer 1

Physical Care
Motor and sensory stimulation
Interpersonal stimulation

Question 2

What does physical care consist of?

Answer 2

Warmth
Food
Protection

Question 3

What is attachment important for the development of?

Answer 3

Sense of self
Sense of others
Relationship between self and others

Question 4

what was observed about children in institutions?

Answer 4

• lethargic
• poor social skills
  Were over bright and have indiscriminate friendliness

Question 5

what are determinants of the infant attachment pattern?

Answer 5

• mainly parental behaviour

- component temperament mainly from parent behaviour

Question 6

what is attachment behaviour?

Answer 6

Any behaviour by the child to promote the attachment designed to enable a close protective relationship with the caregiver

Question 7

what shapes attachments behaviour?

Answer 7

experiences with the caregiver in the first year

Question 8

what are the three types of attachment behaviour?

Answer 8

signalling behaviour
aversive behaviour
active behaviour

Question 9

what are benefits of attachment behaviours?

Answer 9

• protection and safety
• food and resources
• social interaction and stimulation

Question 10

what are triggering events for attachment behaviour and emotions?

Answer 10

Anxiety and distress
fear
social difficulties
threats to the carers availability.

Question 11

what are trigger sites of attachment behaviour?

Answer 11

• within the child such as tired
• within the environment such as confusing or threatening event
• within the attachment figure such as uncertain behaviour

Question 12

how does a parent promote secure behaviour?

Answer 12

• emotionally available and interested
• stimulation and arousal
• repeated calming experiences
• timing of interaction

Question 13

what types of children arose from Ainsworth strange situation?

Answer 13

Type B= secure
Type A= avoidant insecure
type C= ambivalent insecure

Question 14

What is a Type B child?

Answer 14

A secure infant that is pleased to see the caregiver upon reunion showing no anger
They use the caregiver for comfort

Question 15

What is a type A child?

Answer 15

Avoidant insecure

• they ignore the caregiver leaving and when they return they show little interest
• may avoid eye contact

Question 16

what is a type C child?

Answer 16

Ambivalent insecure
Wary of exploring and very upset on separation
they urgently seek proximity on the caregiveers return
- clingy and angry

Question 17

what is a type D child?

Answer 17

Shows disorganised attachment behaviours
apprehensive, helpess or depressed movement
freeze in the presence of the caregiver.

Question 18

what do children show disorganised attachment behaviour?

Answer 18

• the parent is threatening to the child
• the child is in bind: source of safety is also source of threat
• parental fears of the child that they can’t meet the childs needs
• child has aroused fear in parent

Question 19

what is intergenerational transmission?

Answer 19

The infant attachment is relationship specific so they can be secure with 1 parent and insecure with another

Question 20

what are types of adult attachment?

Answer 20

Secure; comfortable with intimacy and autonomy
Preoccupied: with relationships
Dismissive: Dismissing intimacy and strongly independent
Fearful: Socially avoidant

Question 21

what is reactive attachment disorder?

Answer 21

As a result of parental neglect or abuse the child is fearful, miserable and doesn’t respond to comfort

Question 22

what is disinhibited attachment disorder?

Answer 22

Institution children are overfriendly, indiscriminate with their attachments and find peer relationship difficult.

Question 23

what does a child show when separated from parents?

Answer 23

1. protest
2. despair
3. detachment