THE STRANGE SITUATION

DEVELOPED MARY AINSWORTH 

OBSERVE KEY ATTACHMENT BEHAVIOURS MEANS ASSESSING QUALITY ATTACMENT TO CAREGIVER

CONTROLLED OBSERVATION - TWO WAY MIRROR

PROXIMITY SEEKING: GOOD ATTACHMENT - CLOSE CAREGIVER

EXPLORATION & SECURE BASE: GOO - CHILD EXPLORE CAREGIVER SECURE BASE

STRANGER ANXIETY: SHOW ANXIETY STRANGER APPROACH

SEPERATION ANXIETY: PROTEST SEPERATION 

RESPONSE REUNION: CAREGIVER LEAVES AND COMES BACK

CHILD CARER ENTER UNFAMILIAR PLAY ROOM

CHILD ENCOURAGED EXPLORE

STRANGER COMES TRY INTERACT

CAREGIVER LEAVES

CAREGIVER RETURN STRANGER LEAVES

CAREGIVER LEAVES

STRANGER RETURNS

CAREGIVER REUNION

SECURE ATTACHMENT: HAPPILY EXPLORE & GO BACK CAREGIVER. MODERATE DISTRESS & ANXIETY COMFORT REUNUION. 65 - 75& BRITTISH SECURE

INSECURE AVOIDANT: EXPLORE FREELY NO REACTION CAREGIVER LEAVE OR RETURN LITTLE ANXEITY 20 25% CHILDREN

INSECURE RESISTANT: GREATER PROXIMITY - EXPLORE LESS. HUGE STRANGER SEPERATION DISTRESS. RESIST COMFORT REUNION. 3% INSEUCRE RESISTANT

ATTACHMENT TYPE STRONG PREDICTIVE OF LATER DEVELOPMENT

BABIES SECURE - BETTER OUTCOME RELATIONSHIPS

INSECURE RESISTANT - WORST E.G. BULLYING

EVIDENCE EXPLAIN SUBSEQUENT OUTCOMES 

DIFFERENT OBVSERVERS SAME CHILDREN AGREE

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS BEHAVIOUR EASY OBSERVE 

BICK ET AL FOUND 94% AGREEMENT SIMILAIR STUDY

CONFIDENT DOESNT DEPEND OBSERVER

NOT SAME MEANING OTHER COUNTRIES 

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES = REACT DIFFERENTLY STRANGE SITUATION

TAKASHI NOTED WOULDNT WORK JAPAN - MOTHERS RARELY SEPEARTE 

REUNION MOTHER RUSHED - HARD OBSERVE CHILD