Exploring and Applying Attachment Theory Ashly Peterson University of Southern Queensland Exploring and Applying Attachment Theory According to Bowlby’s (1969) attachment theory‚ an adaptive‚ enduring bond exists between mothers and infants that ensures an 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
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John Bowlby’s Theory Attachment is a strong and emotional bond that develops over time between two individuals that is reciprocal. 1. THE THEORY * Bowlby’s theory suggests that attachment is evolutionary and is needed to aid survival. * He did observational research to link orphans with psychological damage. * Babies are helpless and rely on adults. They make instinctive decisions because they haven’t actually learnt anything yet. Bowlby said that babies must be genetically programmed
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Evolutionary Theory of Attachment The evolutionary explanation of attachments was first developed by Bowlby. He said that an attachment is biological and crucial for survival as it ensures the infant is cared for due to the reciprocal nature of attachment. Bowlby also said that both infants and carers are innately programmed with the ability to make attachments and that Bowlby believes in monotropy‚ the belief that a child can only create an attachment with one primary caregiver only and this
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The rise of Attachment Theory in the 20th Century tries to explain the behaviors typical of young children. A securely attached child is “likely to have advantages in most cultures studied” (Music‚ p. 69). Childhood Attachment can be best thought of as the methods and manners in which infants and caregivers connect with one another. This presumes that the caregiver and infant have at least one mechanism of connecting with one another. In a family without physiological or mental impairment‚ this
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Which of the following best exemplifies social referencing? Tom’s father uses a light mood and a smile to transition Tom from an angry state to a calmer one. Which of the following is true regarding the long-term stability of temperament? Difficult children tend to demonstrate the greatest level of instability in temperament. What is the term associated with expressions of discomfort‚ such as crying‚ when removed from an attachment figure? separation anxt If a mother is chronically and severely
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Personality Theory Paper Denise Butler PSYCH/504 November 8‚ 2010 Bernard Wakely‚ Ph.D Personality Theory Paper Cherry (2010)‚ “Erik Erickson’s theory of Psychosocial Development is one of the best-known theories of personality in psychology (Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Early Childhood‚ para 2). Farzaneh (2008)‚ “Erickson’s Psychosocial Theory focuses on how society shapes and influences a person’s growing sense of ego and the quest for identity. Society is seen
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Sensitive parenting is the most important factor in a child’s psychological development Parents 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
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at the theories of social change. There is no one way of looking at the effects of sociological change so I will be looking and explaining at two theories‚ namely the conflict theory by Karl Marx and Darendhoff and the second theory called the socio-psychological theory by theorists McClelland‚ Hagen and Weber. “Social change is the significant alteration of social structure and cultural patterns through time (Harper‚ 1993:04)”. Harper (1993:05) goes on to explain that Conflict theory The conflict
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Love and Attachment Makenzie Harms Introduction to Psychology Tom Oswald March 21‚ 2018 Love and Attachment There are both healthy and unhealthy forms of attachment styles that fuse with the Duplex theory‚ which are tied to neuroanatomy and neurochemistry in the brain‚ with many factors that define which attachment style two people have. Robert Sternberg‚ an American psychologist‚ compiled a triangular theory of love. It is broken down into three categories‚ its cornerstones including intimacy
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Developmental psychology is concerned with human growth throughout the lifespan of an individual. Including how our characteristics change throughout our lifespan including horizontal and vertical relationships. Horizontal relationships are formed between people of the same age or the same status‚ whereas vertical relationships are attachments to those who have greater knowledge or social power e.g. a child and their parent. Schaffer (2007) stated that both horizontal and vertical relationships influence
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