Week 3 - H - Child attachment and temperament and NAI

Question 1

When is a child likely to have accidental bruises?

Answer 1

If a child can’t cruise, it shouldnt bruise

Question 2

What age is a child able to walk around and therefore should not bruise beneath this age?

Answer 2

This age is 12 months

Question 3

What are common sites for a child to normally have injuries (by injuries i mean bruises/scrapes) at?

Answer 3

Knees, shins and elbows

Question 4

What are uncommon ares for a child to bruise?

Answer 4

Side of head, chest and back

Question 5

Who would you report to if you suspected a child on non-accidental injury?

Answer 5

Child Protective Services and Social Work Evaluation ● Consult with hospital child protection team and social work services ASAP

Question 6

What is the test used to assess the attachment type in a child?

Answer 6

Strange situation test

Question 7

The strange situation test looks to see how the child reacts in the removal or addition of the carer If there is a question on a childs behaviour without the carer being involved ie entering the situation or being removed, what is the question asking about?

Answer 7

The question would be asking about the temperament of the child

Question 8

What are the 4 types of attachment and what is the main one?

Answer 8

Secure attachment - most common Anxious (insecure) avoidant attachment Anxious (insecure) ambivalent attachment Disorganized attachment

Question 9

Describe secure attachment?

Answer 9

Secure attachment is where the infant trusts the caregiver and they have a healthy relationship - it uses the caregiver as a secure basis to explore

Question 10

When the parent returns and the child shows little or no attension What is this? What does the caregiver of the child encourage for the child to behave this way?

Answer 10

This is avoidant attachment The caregiver encourages separation from the child/ independence

Question 11

When the child is unsure how to act and is typically wary around strangers and uncertain on return or arrival of parent What is this?

Answer 11

This is anxious ambivalent attachment (ambivalent means unsure)

Question 12

What causes the childs uncertainty around the parent?

Answer 12

The parent is usaally unpredictable which causes the child to be uncertain

Question 13

Describe disorganized attachment?

Answer 13

Child can appear tense and stressed (gives inconsistent reaction to caretakers return and departure)

Question 14

his child showed regular eating, sleeping, elimination cycles, a positive approach response to new situations, and could accept frustration with little fuss. They adapted to change, such as new food or a new school quickly. What is this?

Answer 14

This is an easy temperament

Question 15

this child showed irregular eating, sleeping, and elimination cycles. They displayed a negative approach response to new situations, for example frequent and loud crying or throwing tantrums when frustrated. What is this child?

Answer 15

This child is displaying a difficult temperament

Question 16

this child showed negative responses of mild intensity when exposed to new situations, but slowly came to accept them with repeated exposure. They have fairly regular biological routines. Problems with these children varied depending on the other characteristics they showed. What is this?

Answer 16

This child is displaying Slow-To-Warm-UP

Question 17

child with irregular eating and biological routines who throws frequent tantrums when frsutrated What is this?

Answer 17

Difficult child

Question 18

What do these children have - explain answer

Answer 18

1. B - Disorganized attachment - the child appears stressed and is tense when the caregiver arrives 2. F -Ambivalent attachment - The child seems uncertain when the mother returns and sits alone 3. C - Easy temperament - regular eating and readily adapts to new things

Question 19

What is the differences in activity, emotionality and sociability known as?

Answer 19

Temperament