Why is attachment important? Evolutionary Morss‚ (1990) states that: “Attachment behaviour is‚ in general‚ taken to have such a strong connection with survival that its universality can only be explained by evolutionary selection.” The belief that attachment is an evolved human trait has its roots in Darwin’s theory of evolution‚ where “male–female attachment evolved primarily to sustain affiliative connections long enough to complete species-specific parental duties” (Fisher‚ 1998) and parent-child
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Jurnal Pendidik dan Pendidikan‚ Jil. 24‚ 55–72‚ 2009 TEACHER-STUDENT ATTACHMENT AND TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS WORK Affizal Ahmad and Rafidah Sahak School of Health Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia 16150 Kubang Kerian‚ Kelantan E-mail: affizal@kb.usm.my Abstract: This study examines the relationship between teacher-student attachment and teachers’ attitude towards work. We show that teacher-student attachment and teachers’ attitudes towards work appear critical in promoting and maintaining
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Sarah Pacheco Psychology 101 Term Paper October 25‚ 2017 Psychology and Attachment Becoming attached to someone‚ or in some cases something‚ is a part of human nature. In most cases attachment begins at birth between a child and its caregiver but‚ what exactly is attachment and what does it mean? Humans are different from other animals. Like ducklings‚ a lot of animals begin to follow and imitate the first thing they see. This is called imprinting. Yet‚ humans do not imprint‚ they become attached
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are the first and perhaps most profound influence on their children ’s lives. Considering different aspects of psychological development this essay is going through some evidence to see what the researchers mean by sensitive parenting: Bowlby’s attachment theory‚ The Strange Situation‚ Zimmerman‚ Hamilton‚ Baumrind and others. A sensitive person is somebody who can “quick detect or respond to slight changes‚ signals‚ or influences”‚ as the Oxford Dictionaries says. A sensitive parent will respond
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Lecture 5 – Families/Transitions & Attachment Part I September 11‚ 2012 A. Overview Families are interesting and challenging to both teach and research because of their variability and proposing new theories and conclusions derived from the thousands of experiences. By trying to centralize an ideology or understanding of one’s unique family‚ it becomes challenging to interpret or draw a universal conclusion or pattern of behavior that causes certain things throughout the other family unit
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Attachment styles may enhance or worsen children’s sensitivity to internal states first within attachment partners and subsequently within others (Ontai and Thompson‚ 2008). A secure attachment style is established by a secure base provided by the primary caregiver (Brobreg‚ 2000). The most important task of the first year of human life is the creation of a secure attachment bond of emotional communication between the infant and the primary caregiver (Schore and Schore‚ 2007). According to Schore
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Adult Attachment Style Relationships are complicated enough without having to worry about what your attachment style is. However‚ the type of attachment style a person is greatly influences what kind of relationship they will have later on in life. When children are young‚ they develop a unique attachment with the parent(s) or primary caregiver. This attachment is the basic building blocks that help determine what type of attachment style will dominate the different dimensions of relationships
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A qualitative study showing how childhood experiences of attachment and separation can affect relationships in adulthood. Abstract This qualitative research was conducted to ascertain if the attachment style a person has as an adult is created or influenced by his/her interactions with early childhood experiences. The research was carried out by means of a thematic analysis of an interview of a married middle-aged couple. The interviews bought the themes of Work‚ Childhood and Relationships
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relationships in adulthood. The theory of attachment in based solely around this very principle. The patterns a child displays towards primary caregivers and how those caregivers respond to the needs of that child will predict how that child will respond to relationship and change as an adult. Attachment Theory The forces that drive relationships between individuals and the affects those forces have on them‚ define the theory of attachment. It is said to have become the “dominant
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Evolutionary Theory of Attachment. (12mark) Attachment can be described using two theories‚ one being Bowlby’s attachment theory which is based on an evolutionary perspective. The theory suggests that evolution has produced a behaviour that is essential to the survival to allow the passing on of genes. An infant that keeps close to their mother is more likely to survive. The traits that lead to that attachment will be naturally selected. Bowlby has the idea that attachment has evolved and it is innate
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