Week 5 Attachment and Personality

Question 1

Attachment

Answer 1

a deep and enduring affectionate bond that connects one person to another across time and space

Question 2

Primary attachment figure

Answer 2

A child’s preferred person

Question 3

Infant Attachment Trends

Answer 3

cling to caregiver
stranger wariness

Question 4

Toddler attachment trend

Answer 4

separation distress
social referencing

Question 5

Middle childhood attachment trend

Answer 5

greater tolerance of separation
importance of attachment figures availability

Question 6

Adolescence attachment trends

Answer 6

-increased independence
-parents still tend to remain the primary attachment figures

Question 7

How do we measure attachment in toddlers

Answer 7

strange situation procedure

Question 8

How do we measure attachment in teens/adults

Answer 8

adult attachment interview

Question 9

What are the four types of attachment

Answer 9

secure, avoidant, resistant, disorganized

Question 10

Secure attachment- SS

Answer 10

-freely explore while caregiver is present
-may or may not cry when seperated
-show delight when reunited
-soothed quickly
- older children are balanced

Question 11

Secure attachment in middle childhood

Answer 11

communicate positive and negative feelings

Question 12

Secure attachment in adolescence

Answer 12

value relationships, strong and open communication, good conflict resolution

Question 13

Avoidant Attachment - SS

Answer 13

-ignores parent
-does not seem to care when parent leaves
- do not clearly prefer parent over stranger
- dismissive of emotions

Question 14

Resistant attachment in SS

Answer 14

-hover near parent with little exploration
-distressed by seperation
-difficult to soothe when parent returns
-angry when parent leaves

Question 15

Disorganized attachment in SS

Answer 15

-seem to want to be with parent and avoid parent at the same time
-behave weird when parent returns

Question 16

Is attachment style mostly stable over adulthood?

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

Internal working model

Answer 17

memories and expectations of the self and others, influence whether child approaches or avoids others, with either positive or hostile emotions

Question 18

Parents of secure children

Answer 18

-give encourgment, assistace, and reassurance
-communicate openly and directly, show interest and enjoyment

Question 19

Parents of avoidant children

Answer 19

-might notice signal but does not respond
-may often be angry and reject their child
-might be unresponsive and intrusive

Question 20

Parents of resistant children

Answer 20

may not notice childs signals or not be able to interpret signals

Question 21

Parent of disorganized children

Answer 21

least sensitive, intrusive, psychologically unavailble, neglectful

Question 22

Adult Attachment

Answer 22

ask questions to assess adolescent’s “state of mind” regarding the quality of attachment to each parent

Question 23

School bonding define

Answer 23

a sense of belonging at school and having a network of relationships with peers and teachers

Question 24

Temperament

Answer 24

an individual characteristic of pertaining to differences in the intensity and patterns of emotions and arousal

Question 25

Goodness of fit

Answer 25

the degree of match between temperament and environmental demands, values, or expectations

Question 26

Personality traits (OCEAN)

Answer 26

the tendency to behave, think, and feel in certain consistent ways

Question 27

The Big 5 (OCEAN)

Answer 27

-openness to experiences
-conscientiousness
-extraversion
-Agreeableness
-neuroticism

Question 28

What are the three personality types

Answer 28

resililent, overcontrolled, undercontrolled

Question 29

Resilient personality

Answer 29

confident, competent, verbally fluent, helpful

Question 30

Overcontrolled

Answer 30

low extraversion, high agreeableness, high neurtociism

Question 31

Undercontrolled

Answer 31

high extraversion, low agreeablness, low concientiousness

Question 32

Can personality change?

Answer 32

yes, but not often. id the environment is stable, personality tends to be stable

Question 33

Personality expression is what?

Answer 33

situation-dependent