Attachment Spec

Question 1

Caregiver-infant interactions

Answer 1

Caregiver-infant interactions in humans: (attachment: proximity seeking,separation distress, secure base behaviour)
reciprocity(condon and sander) and interactional synchrony.(meltzoff/isabella)

Question 2

Stages of attachment

Answer 2

Stages of attachment identified by Schaffer. (asocial, indiscriminate,specific, multiple) multiple attachments and the role of the father.

Question 3

Role of the father

Answer 3

Multiple attachments and role of the father (playmate and secondary attatchment and primary)

Question 4

Animal studies and attachment

Answer 4

Animal studies of attachment: Lorenz (imprinting and critical period) and Harlow (contact comfort)

Question 5

Learning theory of attachment

Answer 5

Explanation of attachment: learning theory (classical and operant, attachment as a secondary drive)

Question 6

Bowlby monotropic theory

Answer 6

Explanations for attachment: bowlby monotropic theory. The concepts of a critical period and an internal working model (evolution, social releasers)

Question 7

Ainsworth strange situation

Answer 7

Ainsworths strange situation. type of attachment: secure, insecure avoidant, insecure resistant.

Question 8

Cultural variations in attachment

Answer 8

Cultural variations in attachment, including van Ijzendoorn. (Simonella, Jin)

Question 9

Bowlby theory of maternal deprovation

Answer 9

Bowlby theory of maternal deprivation. (seperation, deprivation, effects of maternal deprivation (IQ, emotional development))

Question 10

Romananian orphan studies: effects of institutionalisation

Answer 10

Romanian orphan studies:effects of institutionalisation (adoption studies: Rutter, Zeanah)

Question 11

The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships

Answer 11

The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model.