Attachment Flashcards
What is attachment
development of mutual intense relationship between infant + caregiver
What does Bowlby say about why we attach
- biological innate need/pattern
- baby behaviour (smiling, cooing) are gentic based and encourage parent to interact with them so can be fed, protected, given affection
When are children able to differentiate their attachment figure and someone random
(Shaffer (1996) 7 months
- child has made mental representation of attachment figure (P called this object permanence)
What is Freud’s ‘cupboard theory’
bond between mother/baby formed because nourishment is needed which the mother provides
- Harlow (1958) challenged this
What is Bowlby’s internal working model (1973)
there is continuity between attachment + adult relationships
(e.g. is has love/affection when young, thinks they are worthy of it as adult)
- children create inner working model (schema) of themself, their caregiver, and their interactions between them
this helps to predict what will happen in relationships and also decide which behaviour to use to resolve conflicts, share intimate info, or evaluate own level of happiness in relationship
The 3 elements of the internal working model
- ideas about the self
- how the self and others relate
- ideas about attachment figures and what can be expected from them
What are the 4 types of attachment
Type:
- A: insecurely attached - avoidant
indifference when mother leaves, avoids eye contact upon return, not afraid or strangers (mother not interested in play and insensitive)
- B: securely attached
upset when mother leaves and happy upon return, easily comforted by mother (mothers are interested and communicate during play) - C: insecurely attached - ambivilant
upset when mother leaves + can’t be soothed by her, they seek comfort yet also reject it (mother is inconsistent in their reactions
-D: insecure-disorganized attachment
no reaction if leaves/comes back (associated with abuse and chronically depressed mothers)
