Outline and evaluate the strange situations During the 1970’s‚ psychologist Mary Ainsworth further expanded upon Bowlby’s groundbreaking work in her now-famous "Strange Situation" study. The study involved observing children between the ages of 12 to 18 months responding to a situation in which they were briefly left alone and then reunited with their mother (Ainsworth‚ 1978). Based on these observations‚ Ainsworth concluded that there were three major styles of attachment: secure attachment‚ ambivalent-insecure
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faire. The democratic style was proven to be most effective. Mary Ainsworth: Methods: Ainsworth performed a longitudinal study in Uganda. She used home visits‚ naturalistic observations‚ and interviews with the mothers of the
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caregiver should respond quickly and appropriately to their child’s needs. This way‚ the child will know he can trust his caregiver in any situation and depend on him (Kail & Cavanaugh‚ 2013‚ p.173). Some babies may have a difficult temperament. Thus‚ it can get extremely challenging and frustrating for caregivers to calm down a very fussy baby. In such situation‚ some caregivers might tend to reject their baby and not be as responsive to their baby’s needs. This is why caregivers can be trained to
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Attachment These categories of relationship were developed by Mary Ainsworth. After weeks of spending time with these mom-baby pairs in their home environment and carefully documenting many aspects of their communication‚ she would then bring these one year-old infants and their mothers into a little play room with a one-way mirror for observation. The mom and the baby would be given a period of time to get used to the new space and then another person would enter the room and interact with both
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A01: Examine any four of Fletcher’s six fundamental principles of Situation Ethics By Saskia Hallam The first principle of Fletcher’s which I will examine is that Fletcher says ‘only one thing is intrinsically good‚ namely love: nothing else at all.’ Using this principle Fletcher is explaining how only love is good in itself. He uses the principle to explain how nothing else has intrinsic value as other actions ‘gain or acquire their value only because they happen to help people‚ therefore being
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Examine the key ideas of Situation Ethics (21 marks) Situation ethics is the idea that people should base moral decisions on what is the most loving thing to do. It emerged as an alternative approach to Christian ethics in the 1960s‚ although its Christian ethos is vital for understanding the theory. It is most commonly associated with Joseph Fletcher and Robinson and it surfaced at a time when society and the Church were facing drastic and permanent change. Women occupied an increasingly prominent
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Harlow and Mary Ainsworth on understanding attachment Introduction Contrasting and comparing the work of Harry Harlow (1962) with the work of Mary Ainsworth (1953) on understanding attachment in children‚ shows that attachment is not based in cupboard love (the provision of food by the mother or the primary care giver) but is mainly formed through contact comfort and the sensitive responsiveness to the child’s signals provided by the mother or by the primary care giver. Mary Ainsworth’s study and research
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Many have studied attachment; however‚ John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth are the researchers responsible for the origination of the attachment theory in the late eighteenth century‚ and in turn‚ also became catalysts for research on attachment. The attachment theory claims that attachment “related behaviors‚ are activated in times of personal distress” (Bernier. Larose‚ & Whipple‚ 2005‚ p. 172). Attachment‚ as defined by Ainsworth‚ is “‘an affectional tie’ that an infant forms with a caregiver—a tie
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History of Psychology Abstract Physiology is a branch of biology that deals with life and living matter according to (Webster Merriam) Physiology is the processes and function of all or part of an organ. According to (Webster) Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems‚ such as those connected with reality‚ existence‚ knowledge‚ values‚ reason‚ mind and language.The influences of philosophy and physiology are discover by ancient Greeks such as Aristotle and Plato. In the seventeenth
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1. How would you explain the various attachment styles identified based on the work of Bowlby and Ainsworth? It’s sufficiently simple to know when you are connected to somebody in light of the fact that you know how you feel when you are separated from that individual‚ and‚ being a grown-up‚ you can articulate your sentiments and portray how it feels. In any case‚ most connection examination is completed utilizing newborn children and youthful youngsters‚ so therapists need to devise inconspicuous
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