stages of attachment development

Question 1

what is the Pre-attachment phase (birth to 3 months?)

Answer 1

from 6 weeks of age infants become attracted to other humans preferring them to objects and events

Question 2

what is the indiscriminate attachment phase (3-7/8 months)?

Answer 2

infants begin to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people, smiling more at known people but they still allow other people to hold them

Question 3

what is the discriminate attachment phase? (7/8 months)

Answer 3

inf?ants begin to develop specific attachments staying close to specific people and becoming distressed when separated from them
avoid unfamiliar people and protest when strangers handle them

Question 4

what is the multiple attachmets stage (9 months onwards)

Answer 4

infants from strong emotional ties with other major caregivers like grandparents and non-caregivers like other children. the fear of strangers weakens but attachment to mother figure remains strongest