Attachment Thoery

Question 1

This is characterized by emotional doubts in the child and physical resistance to the primary caregiver. Unfamiliar settings cause the infants to be hesitant to be separated with the primary caregiver and for them to display anxiety and distress.

Answer 1

resistant attachment

Question 2

This type of insecure attachment is an active avoidance of the primary caregiver when the infant is upset. The babies readily want to explore and may be more affectionate with strangers rather than their own mother. The child manifests the desire to be distant from the primary caregivers.

Answer 2

avoidant attachment

Question 3

This type of insecure attachment develops when the primary caregiver consistently fails to respond appropriately to their child’s distress, needs and feeling of fear. This leaves the child to be unsure of how the caregiver will respond to their needs which result in making the child’s instinct conflicted. They would like to seek support and security from the caregiver but they are also scared of them.

Answer 3

disorganized attachment

Question 4

This disorder is a condition wherein the child is unable to establish healthy attachments with the primary caregiver. Such disorder may result in difficulty connecting with others and managing their emotions, leading to lack of trust and self-worth, being afraid to get close to anyone, and need to be in control.

Answer 4

reactive attachment disorder (rad)

Question 5

Infants show little observable preferences towards their caregivers, however the warm, sensitive and reliable responses of the caregiver set the stage for the developing attachment relationship.

Answer 5

0-2 months

Question 6

Infants still do not display solid preferences. However, they interact in different ways with the primary caregiver than they do with the strangers.

Answer 6

2-7 months

Question 7

Infants are starting to develop expectations of how their primary caregivers will respond to them when they are distressed.

Answer 7

4-6 months

Question 8

Infants are capable of displaying definite preference for their primary caregiver. They begin to exhibit a wariness of strangers and symptoms of separation anxiety.

Answer 8

7-12 months

Question 9

Children use their attachment figure in order to go out and discover the world. The secure histories of children allow them to be enthusiastic and competent in using their problem-solving skills.

Answer 9

toddlers 12-18 months

Question 10

It is a bond that ties an infant with the caregiver often the mother, endures over time and leads the infant to feel pleasure, comfort and safety while in the caregiver’s company

Answer 10

infant attachment theory