Unit 1: Attachment IN PROGRESS Flashcards

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What is stranger protest?

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When someone shows upset or distress when separated from attachment figure

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Key concepts what is attachment?

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An enduring bond formed with a significant other

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What is stranger anxiety?

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When someone shows anxiety and distress in the presence of and unfamiliar person

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What is the strange situation

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Observations involving mothers and children

The children were observed of how they reacted when mother left and strange came in

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What is secure attachment?

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When a child and a caregiver have a relationship based on trust and security. The child wishes to interact with the caregiver

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Insecure aviodant attachment

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When a hold and a caregiver have a relationship where the child is independent of the caregiver

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Insecure ambliviant attachment

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When a child and caregiver have a relationship where the child is clingy and demanding , yet awkward with the caregiver at the same time.

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What is monotropy?

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An attachment to one person

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What is the critical period?

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The first 3 yrs of a child’s life when attachments need to take place or there will be long term consequences

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What is privation

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When a child forms no attachements

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What deprivation?

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When a child has formed attachments to a caregiver but it has been broken

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Core theory bowlby criticisms

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Monotropy untrue

Critical period is too extreme

Deprivation can actually be reversed

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Alternative theory what does it say about attachment?

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That is it instructive but relies on learning and experience
NURTURE

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How do infants attach in the alternative theory

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Through reinforcement and consequences

And attention

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The alternative theory says

Securely attached children have what caregivers….

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Sensitive cooperative and accepting ones

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The alternative theory says insecure avoidant children have what caregivers…..

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Uninterested self centered and strict ones

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The alternative theory says insecure ambliviant children have what caregivers…..

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Misunderstanding and can’t be relied on for emotional supports

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Core study hazel and shaver aim and how was it carried out

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To see if attachments types as a child affect adult relationships it was down with a questionnaire

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What was hazen and shavers procedure.

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A questionnaire called the love quiz that asked questions about attachment type . Attitude to their relationship

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Who many results did hazen and shaver get

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1200 replies by only used 620

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Hazen and shavers results of secure infant attachments

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Happy friendly relationships .accepting and supporting
They were unlikey to get divorced
10yr+ relationship

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Hazen and shavers results on avoidant infancy attachments

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Afraid of intimacy and had highs and lows in relationships ,
Prone to jealousy
Likely so say they were fine by themselves
6yr relationship

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Hazen and shavers results for ambiliant infant attachments

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Prone to obsession
Extreme sexual attraction and jealousy
Most likely to get a divorce
5yr relationship

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Haze and shaver limitations and criticisms

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Unrepresentative sample

Relied on honest accurate answers

Closed questions with no depth

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Application

Child care

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Parents now allowed to stay with children when in hospital

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define attachement

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an enduring bond formed with a significant other

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what is a persons first attachemnt to?

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the primary caregiver then siblings

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how long does it take for new borns to show attachments?

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they do not show signs till ablout 6months. they like to be around others but are not fussy as to who.
after this they start to show strong attachments to caregivers

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define spearation protest

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when an individual shows upset and distress when separated form an attachment figgure.

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define starnger anxiety

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when an individual shows anxiety and distress in the presence of an unfamilar person/stranger

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what are the two main measures of attachent?

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separation protest and stanger anxiety

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what did anisworth do?

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developed a procedure to show infants attachemnt formations

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what was aniswoths procudure called?

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the stange situation

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what participats did the stange situation use?

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mothers and children 12-18 months

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whatdid anisworth observe?

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the child when the mother left and left the child alone and when a stranger came in a cn tried to comfot them.

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what did anisworth say the 3 types of attachment were?

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secure
insecure avoidant
insecure ambivalent

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define secure attachment

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when a child and caregiver have a relationship based to trust and security. the child wishes to interact with caregiver.

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what happend to the secure attachment children when the mother left and came back

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they would become distressed and easily comforted when they came back.

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if a child was securely attached what happened when the stranger comforted them?

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the child was easily comforted by them.

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what percentage of chidren were securely attached?

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70%

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define insecure avoidant attachment

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when a child and caregiver have a relationship when the child is indepependat of the caregiver. they tend to avoid the caregiver

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what happend to the insecure avoidant attachment children when the mother left and came back ?

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they did not pay attention to the caregiver when playing and not distress when they left. they ignored the mother when they came back too.

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if a child was insecurely avoidant attached what happened when the stranger comforted them?

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easily comforted but the stanger

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what percentage of chidren were insecurely avoidantly attached?

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15 %

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define insecure ambivalent attachment

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when a child and caregiver have a relationship in which the child can be clingy and demanding yet awkward witht he caregiver at the same time. little trust or security

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what happened to the insecure ambivalent attached children when the mother left and came back?

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they did not stray form the mother when playing but wold also resist them. become extremely distress whe the mother left. they were desperate for attention when the caregiver came back put pushed them away once they got it

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if a child was insecurely ambivalently attached what happened when the stranger tried to comfort them?

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it was very difficult for the stanger to comfort them.

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what percentage of infants are insecurely ambivalently attached?

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15 %

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why do attachment types differ from counry to country?

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they depnd on the way the child is cared for and differnt cultures have differtn ideas on childraising

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in germany what sit he most common type of attachment?

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insecure avoidant as in gemany they encourage independece.

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in japan what is the most common attachment type?

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insecure ambivalent as they tend to develop more intense relationships with children

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what is the core theory?

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bowbys

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what did bowlby say about infants attachements?

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they formed it instintively with one key figgure and that si nealy always the mother. this is the same with other animals that are not humans

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what is montropy?

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an ttachemnt to one primary cargiver, this is usally the motherbut it culd be the person who cares for the cild the most.

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whats the critical period?

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bolwby belived the attachment between the infant and primary caregiver had to happen in the first three years of their life.

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what did bolwby say would happen if the child did not forma monotropy attachment in the critical period?

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negative psycholgical harm

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what happens if a child does not form at attchement at all?

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if for example a child is in foster homes from early childhood they may not form a lasting bond with anyone. this i privation

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define privation

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when a child forms no attachment to a caregiver, the effects can be extreme and irreversible

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define deprivation

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whena child forms an attachment with a primary caregiver but has it broken