Week 3 Flashcards

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What is proximity maintenance?

A

The desire to be near the people we are attached to

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2
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What is a safe haven?

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

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3
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What is a secure base?

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

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4
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What is separation distress?

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Anxiety that occurs in the absence of the attachment figure

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5
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Who first did the imprinting experiment in 1952?

A

Lorenz

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

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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)

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

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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)

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

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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)

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9
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What sort of attachment assessment can be tested in 4-8 year olds?

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Manchester Child Attachment Story Task (MCAST)

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10
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The Manchester Child Attachment Story Task can add a 4th category, what is it and what does it suggest?

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Disorganised attachment (suggests significant trauma and chaos)

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11
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What is temperament?

A

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

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

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  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)
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13
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What is a genogram?

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

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