Attachment

Question 1

attachment

Answer 1

A two relationship between a parent and child that takes normally a few weeks to form

Question 2

Reciprocy

Answer 2

Reciprocity is where an infant responds to the actions of another person

Question 3

Interactional synchrony

Answer 3

where an infant mirrors the actions of another person, for example, their facial expressions and body movements

Question 4

Contact comfort

Answer 4

The physical and emotional comfort that an infant receives from being close to its mother

Question 5

Imprinting

Answer 5

Where offspring follow the first large-moving object they see

Question 6

Indiscriminate attachment

Answer 6

Infants aged 2-7 months can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people but does not show stranger anxiety

Question 7

Insecure avoidant attachment

Answer 7

Attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shows low stranger and separation anxiety and little response to reunion

Question 8

Insecure resistant attachment

Answer 8

Attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shoes high stranger and separation anxiety and resists comfort at reunion

Question 9

Multiple attachments

Answer 9

Formation of emotional bonds with more than one carer

Question 10

Separation anxiety

Answer 10

Degree of distress shown by the child when separated from the caregiver

Question 11

Strange Situation

Answer 11

A controlled observation used to test children’s attachment patterns

Question 12

Secure attachment

Answer 12

Most desirable attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shows separation anxiety, stranger anxiety and joy on reunion