Stages of Attachment
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- Created on: 26-05-19 12:27
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- Stages of Attachment - Schaffer (1996)
- 2. IndiscriminateStage
- 3 to 7/8 months
- They prefer familiar people but will still allow strangers to handle and look after them
- Infants begin to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people
- 4. Multiple Attachment Stage
- 9 months onwards
- Infants form emotional strong ties with other major caregivers
- Fear of strangers weaken, but attachment to the primary figure remains strongest
- 1. Pre-Attachment Stage
- Birth to 3 months
- Show preference to familiar adults by smiling at people or being easier to calm
- Infants become attached to other humans, preferring them to objects and events.
- 3. Discriminate Stage
- Infants develop specific attachments, staying close to certain people and becoming more distressed when separated from them
- 7/8 months onwards
- They formed a specific attachment to the primary attachment figure
- Avoid unfamiliar people and protest if strangers try to hand;le them
- 2. IndiscriminateStage
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