Social Development Flashcards
Week 14
Attachment
A strong bond that develops between children and their caregivers
Harlows Monkeys
Monkeys preferred an artificial mom covered in a soft cloth without a feeding bottle vs a wire cylinder with a feeding bottle - body contact is more comfort than nourishment
Attachment Behavioural System
Continuously monitors for the presence of the primary caregiver
Ainsworth
Attachment in human infants studied using the streng - situation test
Strange - Situation Test Elements
- Stranger anxiety - fear of people who are not familiar or attached too
- Separation anxiety - fear of being apart from caregivers
How is the Strange - Situation Test Conducted?
- The infant and its caregiver are brought into a strange room with a stranger present who does not interact with the infant
- The caregiver leaves and returns with infants reaction being monitored
Secure Attachment
When the infant is distressed when the caregiver leaves and is pleased when they return; infant checks in frequently with caregiver when playing and avoids the stranger in the room
Insecure Attachment Responses
- Insecure - Avoidant Attachment
- Insecure - Anxious Resistant Attachment
- Disorganized Attachment
Insecure - Avoidant Attachment
When the infant ignores the actions of the caregiver and is not upset when they leave, and do not seek contact with the caregiver
Insecure - Anxious Resistant Attachment
When the infant is in distress when the caregiver leaves, but is unable to be comforted when they return. They are very fearful of the stranger, but seek comfort parent only to push them away
Disorganized Attachment
When the infant had a confused or contradictory response to their caregivers - wants to be close and far away, as the parent has been inconsistent in comfort vs. abuse
Attachment Patterns in Relationships
- Secure
- Anxious - preoccupied
- Dismissive - avoidant
- Fearful - avoidant
Secure
Feel comfortable with intimacy, trust a partner, form close relationships, navigate conflict constructively
Anxious - preoccuopied
Fear of abandonment and seek excessive validation. Clinging/dependent in relationships
Dismissive - avoidant
Too independent, push partner away, fear of intimacy
Fearful - avoidant
Fear of both intimacy and rejection
Authoritarian Parenting
Parents value obedience for obedience sake - rely heavily on power assertion for discipline
Authoritative Parenting
Rely on inductive discipline (mutual discussion of issues) and power assertion for disciplining. Show high love and high discipline. Ideal.
Indulgent (permissive)
Parents are very tolerant of their children’s behaviours and attempt to avoid discipline when possible
Neglectful (uninvolved)
Parents show levels of warmth and discipline
Family Stress Model
Sever economic pressure affects caregiver mental health, strains the relationship between caregivers, affects the child’s adjustment. Often associated with divorce
Social Referencing
We check on other people’s emotional expressions
Emotions
States of mind that arise from a coordination of thoughts, feelings, and behavioural responses. Have 3 functions
Intrapersonal
Role that emotions play within us. Allow us to respond quickly with minimal thought
Interpersonal
Role emotions play between people (facial expressions)
Social and Cultural
Role that emotions play in keeping social order. Our culture teaches us our worldview of emotions
Emotional Regulation
Involves controlling our emotional reactions which is a crucial social skill
Conscience
The cognitive, emotional, and social influences that cause young children to create and act consistently with internal standards of conduct
