Bowlby's theory of attachment
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- Created on: 08-05-14 16:18
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- Bowlby's theory of attachment
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- Attachments are adaptive
- gives us adaptive advantages, making us more likely to survive
- Attachments are adaptive
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- babies have social releasers which 'unlock' the innate tendency of adults to care for them
- e.g. crying and smiling
- babies have social releasers which 'unlock' the innate tendency of adults to care for them
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- babies have to form the attachment with their PCG during a critical period (from birth to 2 1/2 years old)
- if attachment isn't formed then child would be damaged for life 'PIES' - Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally and Socially
- babies have to form the attachment with their PCG during a critical period (from birth to 2 1/2 years old)
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- infants have one special emotional bond (monotropy) with their PCG
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- through the monotropic attachment, the infant would form an internal working model
- special model for relationships - all future relationships of infant will be based on the mother-infant relationship
- continuity hypothesis - individuals who are securely attached in infancy continue to be socially and emotionally competent
- special model for relationships - all future relationships of infant will be based on the mother-infant relationship
- through the monotropic attachment, the infant would form an internal working model
- human infants have an innate tendency to form attachments to PCG
- A
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