Parents and attachment

Question 1

what is attachment

Answer 1

strong emotional connection we share with those closest to us

Question 2

describe evolutionary purpose of attachment

Answer 2

so infants dont stray from caregivers, who give the vulnerable child thier basic needs

Question 3

describe the sensitive/critical period for forming attachment

Answer 3

LORenz’s geese: within 36 hours (criticcal period) would follow the first large moving object and form an attachment to it.
in more complex animals, eg humans, we have sensitive periods

Question 4

describe harlows monkeys

Answer 4

2 caged monkeys. one with cloth, one just caged.

real life rhesus monkeys spent more time with the caged one, only went to get food when necessary

Question 5

what are john bolby’s stages of attachment

Answer 5

pre attachment stage
attachment in the making
true attachment
reciprocal relationships

Question 6

describe the strange situation and resultant attachment types

Answer 6

mum and infant in room. mum leaves and comes back. reaction categorised into 4 types:
secure attachment: distressed when mum left, happy when she came back
insecure avoidant: indifferent
insecure anxious: distressed when mum left, mixed when mum came bac.
disorganised attachment

Question 7

what are the 4 parenting styles?

Answer 7

permissive
authoritarian
authoritative
uninvolved

Question 8

desribe eriksons model of identity

Answer 8

human development has 8 stages, each with a psychosocial crisis

Question 9

what are the 8 stages and the crises

Answer 9

infancy - trust vs mistrust
toddler - autonomy vs shame/doubt
early childhood - initiative vs guilt
middle childhood - industry vs inferiority
adolescence - identity vs role confusion
young adulthood - intimacy vs isolation
adulthood - generativity vs stagnation
ageing - integrity vs despair