infant’s physical and emotional survival. This Darwin-based theory states that infants are innately equipped with social releasers‚ such as crying or cooing‚ to gain their mother’s attention and comfort in real or perceived situations of danger (Ainsworth & Bell‚ 1970; Bowlby‚ 1969; Howe‚ 2005). In an ideal‚ secure attachment‚ the perception of threat is eliminated by a mother’s comfort and proximity; this interaction regulates the infant’s distress allowing the infant to regain
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feelings; our sense of curiosity‚ motivation and confidence to explore and learn and how we are able to relate to others and tasks/activities. In this paper I will firstly be discussing the major theorises of attachment these being John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. Secondly I will explain how attachment informs in social work. ‘Among the most significant developments of psychiatry during the past quarter of a century has been the steady growth of evidence that the quality of parental care which a child
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Discuss research into different type of attachment (12 marks) Mary Ainsworth conducted two naturalistic observations‚ one in the rural community of Kampala in Uganda which lasted for two years and the other in the urban city of Baltimore which had lasted for one year. The aim of this observation was to look at a mother and infant interaction. In both study she used the same number of participants‚ which were 26 mothers and their infants. Using the strange situation she found three different types
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Compare and contrast research by Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth on understanding attachment This essay is looking at the similarities of two researchers into attachment. The aim is to present their work so as to compare and contrast the different approaches and techniques used by both Harry Harlow and Mary Ainsworth. Even though they both had their different techniques in carrying out their experiments‚ the conclusion of their findings was very similar and this essay will be showing these findings
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Hierarchy of Needs and The Attachment Theory. Maslow’s hierarchy is divided into deficiency needs and growth needs and he used these to describe what motivated human behavior. The attachment theory was first developed by John Bowlby‚ then expanded by Mary Ainsworth with the “Strange Situation.” The attachment theory is positioned around the emotional bonds that
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to boarding school at age seven." These circumstances would lead him to become interested in psychology and attachment. Someone else who also contributed to the attachment theory is Mary Ainsworth. Mary Ainsworth was an U.S. psychologist and peer of Bowlby and tested Bowlby’s attachment theory empirically. Ainsworth is well known for study of early emotional attachment with "The Strange Situation." John Bowlby’s in his early years founded an influential theory about child attachment‚ which is known
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attachment has on the social and emotional development of an individual. Ainsworth (1969) believed that ‘sensitive mothering’ is an important element in the development of a satisfactory mother-baby attachment (MCI Module‚ undated). The term ‘sensitive mothering’ refers to someone who is responsive emotionally and physically available for her child and is cooperative with her/him‚ someone who provides the child a ‘secure base’ (Ainsworth 1969) to explore the world. (MCI Module‚ undated). Mothers who were
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Bond for Specific Others Abstract Attachment theory is the joint work of John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth that examine a special emotional relationship that involves an exchange of comfort‚ care‚ and pleasure. John Bowlby devoted extensive research to the concept of attachment and describes it as a connectedness between individuals that is psychologically lasting and through Mary Ainsworth’s innovative methodology not only has she made it possible to test some of Bowlby’s ideas empirically
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their primary caregivers or the persons to who they are most strongly attached. The Stranger Situation study was used by Ainsworth and Bell (1970) to measuring attachment. The aim was to see how infant act under conditions of mild stress. Three participants were mothers‚ infant and stranger. A child is placed in 8 different situations and combining mothers and stranger connects
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What is Attachment? Attachment is a reciprocal and enduring emotional tie between an infant and a caregiver‚ each of them whom contributes to the quality of the relationship. (MacDonald‚ 1998). Logically‚ attachment provides connections between parent and the child relationship that’s how they get to know each other‚ attachment theory in psychology originates with the seminal work of John Bowlby (1958). Talking about children one of the main attachment is describe as in long lasting connectives
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