Bowlby

Question 1

what was Bowlby’s theory called?

Answer 1

Attachment theory

Question 2

what is attachment?

Answer 2

an emotional tie between two people

Question 3

who does attachment happen between with infants/babies

Answer 3

parents/carers

Question 4

what age did Bowlby believe that attachment needs to have hapenned by?

Answer 4

1

Question 5

did Bowbly think that children learn attachment or that it is innate?

Answer 5

innate

Question 6

what does innate mean?

Answer 6

inborn

Question 7

is simply meeting a child’s needs enough for health and grow in Bowlby’s opinion?

Answer 7

no, children need the main attachment in their early lives to give them consistent support

Question 8

do children face separation anxiety when there main carers separated from them?

Answer 8

yes, Bowlby observes this

Question 9

Did Bowlby thinks this…
Children are biologically pre-programmed to be able to form attachments with main carers.

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

how many types of attachment did Bowlby say there are?

Answer 10

4

Question 11

what is the first type of attachment called?

Answer 11

secure attachment

Question 12

what is the second type of attachment called?

Answer 12

ambivalent attachment

Question 13

what is the third type of attachment called?

Answer 13

avoidant attachment

Question 14

what is the fourth type of attachment called?

Answer 14

disorganised attachment

Question 15

give two reasons why attachment might not always work well?

Answer 15

allow any of the following:
1.Separation from parents
2.post-natal depression
3.prematurity, if a baby is in a incubator they can’t bond
4.emotionally unavailable
5.disablity

Question 16

Give two secure attachment characteristics

Answer 16

allow the following:
1. a child will be bale to separate from parent
2. a child will prefer parents over strangers
3. a child will seek comfort from a parent f they are frightened
4. a child will become excited when they see their parent

Question 17

Give two ambivalent attachment characteristics

Answer 17

allow the following:
1. a child will be wary of strangers
2. a child will become very distressed when a parent leaves
3. a child won’t appear to be comforted when the parent returns

Question 18

Give two avoidant attachment characteristics

Answer 18

allow the following:
1. children may avoid parents
2. they don’t really seek comfort from parents
3. they show no real preference between a parent and a stranger

Question 19

Give two disorganised attachment characteristics

Answer 19

allow the following:
1. at the age of 1 a child will show a mixture of avoidance and resistance from a parent
2. at the age of 1 a child can seem confused and apprehensive
3. at the age of 6 a child may take on a parent role
4. at the age of 6 some children may act as a care giver for their parent

Question 20

Do the characteristics of disorganised attachment change with age?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

Did Mary Ainsworth agree or disagree with Bowlby’s theory?

Answer 21

agree

Question 22

what experiment did Mary Ainsworth do?

Answer 22

strange situation

Question 23

Name some of Bowlby’s strengths

Answer 23

1. This information can help practitioners support a child’s need in a setting
2. it provides a good explanation for why adults form relationships in the way that they do

Question 24

Name some of Bowlby’s weaknesses

Answer 24

1. critics argue that Bowlby’s theory was oversimplified
2. Ruffer argues that deprivation doesn’t have as much as an effect on a child than privation does.
3. some people believe that attachment isn’t natural and they think it is learned