Outline and Evaluate research into Cultural Variation in attachment If attachment is a biological innate process‚ as Bowlby’s theory suggests‚ then secure attachment should be the best form for all humans regardless of variations in culture. However‚ there is much research against this statement‚ making us question whether attachment is or is not a biological innate process at all. Studies such as Ainsworth’s Uganda research support Bowlby’s theory. She observed how infants in Uganda‚ like in the US
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born with a certain attachment and does it reflect in our romantic relationships? A psychologist‚ Phillip Shaver‚ uses models of attachment that he studied from childhood and applied to the differences of attachment in adult relationships (Freidman & Schustack‚ 2012). He discusses the 3 styles of attachment‚ which are secure‚ avoidant‚ and anxious-ambivalent lovers. Although‚ Shaver founded these attachment styles‚ they are very similar to Karen Horney’s basic anxiety theory. He describes the secure
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Infants and toddlers need to be helped to make secure emotional attachment to adults. There are many advantages in an infant and toddlers emotional attachment to caregivers. Infants pay special attention to attachment figures. This attention helps the child learn from how the adult reacts and how they speak. Infants learn through informal direction‚ not a formal lesson or instruction from a teacher. Infants and toddlers learn how to respond to events based on how their caregiver(s) react. Emotional
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Discuss research related to failure to form attachment 12 Marks AO1 = /6 AO2 = /6 Curtis et al. studied the case of Genie‚ a girl who was left in isolation until being found at the age of 13‚ and being beaten when she made noise. When she was found she could barely walk‚ and could not talk. Researchers and doctors managed to tech her minimal vocabulary; however she could never string a sentence together and did not fully recover. Perhaps this was due to early emotional privation or the late
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200 February 10‚ 2014 “Attachment and Reactive Attachment Disorders” According to Smith‚ Saison‚ and Segal the word attachment is defined as the deep connection established between a child and caregiver that profoundly affects that child’s development and their ability to express emotions and develop relationships (Help.org). Whereas attachment is easily defined it isn’t so easy to define attachment disorders. Experts have not agreed on a definition for the term “attachment disorder‚” but Newman
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How does your understanding of attachment theory and maternal deprivation inform your understanding of nursing/midwifery practice? “The relationship between mothers and infants is critical for child development. For whatever reason‚ in some cases‚ that relationship doesn’t develop normally. Neglect and abuse can result‚ with devastating effects on a child’s development” (Strathearn‚ 2008) A psychological perspective of attachment is a term to describe a reciprocal emotional tie that develops
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Outline and evaluate research into cultural variations in attachment Due to the fact that the ways that people bring up their children can be very different all over the world as we share different attitudes‚ values and beliefs etc. People emphasize on developing distinct skills and qualities‚ so attachments formed can be different. For instance‚ countries like America and Germany would value personal independence and achievement more‚ whereas interdependence between people is valued more in China
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Running head: APPLYING THEORY Applying Theory Dinah M. Creamer University of Washington-Tacoma Human Behavior and the Social Environment TSOCW402-Theodora A. Drescher November 24‚ 2008 OUTLINE This paper will focus on problems commonly linked to adolescents and their formation of relationships by applying attachment theory. INTRODUCTION PART ONE: Development milestones and tasks in adolescents (ages 13 to 18 years) • Attachment experiences • Trust
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Attachment style is described as the way individuals manage emotional bonds with other people (Santrock‚ 2008). The initial process of bonding with parents or caregivers seems to have far-reaching implications for relational issues throughout life (Brandell‚ 2010; Fraley‚ 2010; Reyome‚ 2010; Riggs‚ 2010). This paper describes my personal attachment style‚ evaluates how genetic and environmental factors influenced its development‚ and how my attachment style affects my cognitive and social development
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development of children’s understanding‚ through observing them and talking and listening to them while they worked on exercises he set. His view of how children’s minds work and develop has been enormously influential‚ particularly in educational theory. His particular insight was the role of maturation in children’s increasing capacity to understand their world; they cannot undertake certain tasks until they are psychologically mature enough to do so. He proposed that children’s thinking does not
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