Bowlbys Monotropic Theory

Question 1

how did bowlby explain attachment

Answer 1

he said attachment is an innate system tht gives a survival advantage. It ensures young animals are safe by sneuring they stay close

Question 2

why is it called monotropic theory

Answer 2

bowlby placed emphasis on the childs attachment to one caregiver

Question 3

what is a crtical period

Answer 3

the time within which an attachment must form

Question 4

what is the law of continuity

Answer 4

stated the more constant and predictable a childs care, the better qualoty of their attachment

Question 5

what is the law of accumulated seperation

Answer 5

stated the effects of every seperation from the mother adds up and the safest dose is zero

Question 6

what are social releasers

Answer 6

set of innate behaviours in babies like smiling and cooing that gain attention from adults

Question 7

what is the critical peiod according to bowlby

Answer 7

6 months but can extend to 2 years

Question 8

explain the internal working model

Answer 8

• a child forms a mental representation of their relationship with their primary attachment figure
• this serves as a model for what relationships are like

Question 9

explain the study that shows the internal working model predicts that patterns of attachment will be passed from one generation to the next

Answer 9

heidi bailey et al

• assessed attachment relationships in mothers and their one year old babies
• the researches measured the mothers attachment to their own primary attachment figures
• the found the mothers with poor attachment to their own primary figure were more likelt to have poor attached babies