social development Flashcards
what are ACEs?
Adverse Childhood Experiences. Basically they are atypical, difficult experiences that negatively impact children and their lives. ex. absusive parent, low income, traumatic event, etc
How do ACE scores predict future health and development?
A high ACE score typically predicts a high chance of health problems and lower life potential
What research was discussed in class to illustrate how ACEs impact health?
Michael Meany and the low licking vs high licking rats
How are relationships a buffer or protective factor against ACEs?
One example is, while ADHD is on the rise, most kids whose ADHD meds were not working, also had some kind of trauma. The rats who were physically loved (licked) by their mother had less stress and better health
What was the Harvard Longitudinal Study?
Researchers found that chronically lonely people had a shorter life expectancy
what was one way maternal nurturing helped protect their babies?
Researchers found that maternal nurturing acted as a buffer to protect from the pro-inflammatory phenotype
What did Harry Harlow and his monkeys teach us?
The baby monkey ran to the cloth mother for physical comfort, even though the wire mother fed him. This shows that we need and even prefer physical contact as emotional comfort.
Who was John Bowlby?
The father of attachment theory. He believed that pleasure was found through the mouth. ex: enjoying food
What were Mary Ainsworth’s three kinds of attachment?
Secure, Anxious insecure, Avoidant Insecure (and disorganized insecure)
How did Mary Ainsworth test attachment?
She brought a baby into a strange situation (unfamiliar environment) and recorded how the baby reacted when left, when comforted by a stranger, and when reunited with caregiver.
Attachment
An emotional tie to another person
What factors influence attachment?
Physical presentness, cognitive awareness, emotion availability
How does a healthy attachment affect us physically?
It helps us handle pain better, produces more dopamine and serotonin
What is the most important factor in developing attachment?
knowing what a secure attachment looks like
Do adults need attachment the same way as children?
We need it yes, but not as much physically as children and infants
