Attachment

Question 1

What is attachment

Answer 1

this is the relationship between a infant and their care giver

Question 2

What is a bond

Answer 2

this is a set of feeling that tie one person to another

Question 3

What Is a bond

Answer 3

this is a set of feeling that tie one person to another

Question 4

What is the difference between a bond an attachment

Answer 4

an attachment is different as it involves both the baby and the parent who have an emotional link between each other which ties them together. It is a strong emotional bond

Question 5

What are Maccobys four characteristics of attachment

Answer 5

• seeking proximity
• Distress on separation
• Joy on reunion
• Orientation of behaviour

Question 6

Why do attachments form

Answer 6

infants physically helpless
In short term - need adults for food, comfort and protection
In long term - emotional relationships

Question 7

What is reciprocity

Answer 7

caregiver infant integration is a two-way mutual process. The behaviour of each party elicits a response form the other.

Question 8

What is interaction synchrony

Answer 8

The baby’s movements interact with the caregivers voice, conversation dance

Question 9

What is a sensitive response

Answer 9

The caregiver responds appropriately to signals from the infant

Question 10

What is imitation

Answer 10

The in fact copies the caregivers actions and behaviour

Question 11

What is motherese

Answer 11

The slow high pitched way of speaking to infants

Question 12

What are schaffers stage in attachment

Answer 12

• Pre attachment
• the indiscriminate
• the discriminate
• the multiple attachment

Question 13

What is the pre attachment phase

Answer 13

0-3 months of Baby learns to separate people from objects but doesn’t mind who cares for it

Question 14

What is the indiscriminate phase

Answer 14

From 3 - 7 months the baby starts to distinguish and recognise different people but doesn’t mind who cares for it

Question 15

What is the discriminate phase

Answer 15

From 7 - 11 months the infant becomes able to form a strong attachment with an individual

Question 16

what is the multiple attachment pahse

Answer 16

from nine month on the infant can form an attachment to many differnent people. some may be stronger than others an have diffent functions

Question 17

what was the method of the study formed by schaffer and emerson

Answer 17

60 babies where observed in their homes in glasglow every four weeks from birth to about 18 months

Question 18

what where the results from schaffer and emerson’s study

Answer 18

schaffers atttachment formations were found to occur, all babys one main attachment and 50 more than one. even though mother was primary carer was not always main attachment

Question 19

what is the conclusoin of schaffer and emerson

Answer 19

infants form attachments in stages and can eventually attach to many people. qualty of care forms main attachment as if somone repsonsed more accurtly to its needs this would be its main attachment

Question 20

what is a negative evaluation of shaffer and emrson

Answer 20

• a limited sample size was used
• evidence from intivews could lead to bias
• cultural differnces have later been found

Question 21

what is some osotive evaluations for the role of the father in child rearing

Answer 21

• thoes who grew up in single parent house holds do not grow up any differnt
• fathers are generaly not primary care givers