The Influence of Early Attachment on Childhood and Adult Relationships

Question 1

what is the internal working model

Answer 1

a babys first relationahip with their primary attachent figure leads to a mental representation of this relationship which is used as a template for future relationships

Question 2

what attachment type forms the best quality childhood friendhsips

Answer 2

kerns

• securely attached babies
• insecurely attached have difficulty

Question 3

give the study that researched the link between attachment type and bullying

Answer 3

smith

• assessed attachment typ and bullying involvement ysing questionaires
• 196 children ages 7 to 11
• secure children were unlikely to be involvd in bullying
• insecure resistant were most likely to be bullied

Question 4

how does the internal working model affect a persons ability to parent

Answer 4

• people tend to base their parenting style on their internal working model

Question 5

explain the study that provides evidence that the internal working model acts as a model for parenting

Answer 5

bailey et al

• considered he attachments of 99 others to their babies and to their own mothers
• mother baby attachment was measured using the strange situation
• the majority of women had the same attach,en classification for both to their babies and their own mothers