Week 3

Question 1

What is proximity maintenance?

Answer 1

The desire to be near the people we are attached to

Question 2

What is a safe haven?

Answer 2

Returning to the attachment figure for comfort and safety in the face of a fear or threat

Question 3

What is a secure base?

Answer 3

The attachment figure acts as a base of security from which the child can explore the surrounding environment

Question 4

What is separation distress?

Answer 4

Anxiety that occurs in the absence of the attachment figure

Question 5

Who first did the imprinting experiment in 1952?

Answer 5

Lorenz

Question 6

What happens in an anxious avoidant attachment during a strange situation interview?

Answer 6

Child: Avoids or ignore the parent when he or she returns - showing little overt indications of an emotional response. Often, the stranger will not be treated much differently from the parent
Parent: Disinterested, uncomfortable with showing affection but overly encourages separation/independence(Suggests an avoidant/unresponsive parenting style)

Question 7

What happens in an anxious ambivalent attachment during a strange situation interview?

Answer 7

Child: Explores little, wary of strangers. When the mother departs, the child is often highly distressed. The child is however generally ambivalent when she returns.
Parent: Inconsistent/unpredictable responses
(Suggests an unpredictable or scary parenting style)

Question 8

What happens in an secure attachment during a strange situation interview?

Answer 8

Child: Readily explores, using carer as a secure base. Cries infrequently. Easily put down after being held. Confident.
Parent: Appropriate response to upset, appropriate encouragement to explore, tuned in to child’s needs
(Suggests a balanced, attuned parenting style)

Question 9

What sort of attachment assessment can be tested in 4-8 year olds?

Answer 9

Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST)

Question 10

The Manchester Child Attachment Story Task can add a 4th category, what is it and what does it suggest?

Answer 10

Disorganised attachment (suggests significant trauma and chaos)

Question 11

What is temperament?

Answer 11

Inherent, constitutionally-based characteristics that constitute the core of personality and influence directions for development

Question 12

What are the 9 dimensions of temperament in the New York Longitudinal Study?

Answer 12

1. activity level
2. approach/withdrawal
3. adaptability
4. mood
5. threshold
6. intensity
7. distractibility
8. rhythmicity
9. attention span/persistence
   (Or simplified to difficult, easy or slow to warm up)

Question 13

What is a genogram?

Answer 13

A pictorial display of a person’s family relationships and medical history