Explanations; Bowlby's theory
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- Created on: 19-02-20 09:55
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- Explanations: Bowlby's Theory
- Monotropic
- one particular attachment is different from all others and of central importance to the child's development
- called this person the mother FIGURE (doesn't have to be biological)
- 2 principles to clarify this
- law of continuity
- more constant and predictable a child's care - the better quality of their attachment
- Law of accumulated separation
- the effects of every separation from the mother add up (safest dose is zero)
- law of continuity
- 2 principles to clarify this
- called this person the mother FIGURE (doesn't have to be biological)
- one particular attachment is different from all others and of central importance to the child's development
- rejects learning theory as an explanation
- looked at the work of Lorenz and Harlow for ideas and proposed an evolutionary explantion
- attachment was an innate system that gave a survival advantage
- imprinting and attachment evolved because they ensure that young animals stay close to their caregivers and this protects them from hazards
- attachment was an innate system that gave a survival advantage
- looked at the work of Lorenz and Harlow for ideas and proposed an evolutionary explantion
- Social releasers
- babies are born with a set of innate 'cute' behaviours like smiling to get attention
- purpose is to activate the adult attachment system (make them feel love) - social releaser trigger response
- babies are born with a set of innate 'cute' behaviours like smiling to get attention
- Critical period
- interplay between infant and adult attachment systems gradually build relationship between infant and caregiver, beginning in early weeks of life
- critical period around when the infant attachment system is active
- sensitive period
- age of 2 - if not formed in this time will be harder to form in future
- sensitive period
- Internal working model
- child forms mental representation of their relationship with their primary caregiver
- model of what relationships are like
- powerful effect on the child's future relationships
- loving relationship with parents - expectation of all relationships like this
- first relationship involves poor treatment - expect poor treatment from others and treat others poorly
- affects child's later ability to be parents themselves - explains why children from functional families have similar families themselves
- child forms mental representation of their relationship with their primary caregiver
- Monotropic
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