Exam 1 - Attachment Flashcards
How is love experienced by an infant?
Attachment
An attachment to an adult is a strategy for what?
strategy to keep the caregiver close
Love is the ____ and attachment is the ____.
need, strategy
What do our relationships look like at age birth – 3 months?
unoccupied play (not really playing, more exploring
What do our relationships look like at age 3 months - 2 years?
solitary play (actual playing)
What do our relationships look like at age 2?
observe other children play
What do our relationships look like at age 2+ years?
play alongside children, but not with them
What do our relationships look like at age 3-4 years?
- want to play around children
- might have preferred friend
- not a large amount of interaction
What do our relationships look like at age 4+ years?
- cooperative play
- start to understand that people have other feelings / experiences than us
- we can form FRIENDSHIPS
What is the difference between emotional & cognitive empathy?
- emotional empathy: physically feeling along with the other person
- cognitive empathy: knowing what the other person feels / able to comfort them
–> children don’t have cognitive empathy yet
What is the Theory of Mind? What age does is start?
- age 4-5
- understanding thoughts are individual and private
- start of friendships
- “peak” experience of friendship
What happens in the brain during early adolescence in regards of love & friendship?
- Neurotransmitters & Hormones ACTIVE
high cortisol (stress)
high dopamine (reward)
high oxytocin (attachment)
high vasopressin (sexual attraction)
low serotonin (obsessive thinking) - some brainareas DEACTIVATED
brain areas involved in critical social judgment & assessment of trustworthiness
What is love in adolescents important for?
Identity formation
- what you like / who you like
- social & emotional regulation skills
- higher rejection sensitivity
Define Intimacy, Passion and Commitment in the context of Sternberg’s Model of Love
Intimacy: emotional intimacy, connection trusting each other
Passion: sexual part, physical attraction
Commtiment: chosen someone & don’t plan on leaving them
Consumate love:
intimacy+passion+commitment
