Attachment Keywords 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyAttachmentA2/A-levelAQA Created by: [email protected]Created on: 26-04-17 11:16 Affectionless psychopathy A term used by Bowlby to describe people who don't show concern or affection for other people and show no or very little remorse or guilt 1 of 30 Asocial stage Stage from 0-6 weeks where infant may respond to faces or voices but an attachment has not been formed 2 of 30 Attachment Two-way enduring emotional tie to another person 3 of 30 Contact comfort The physical and emotional comfort that an infant receives from being close to its mother 4 of 30 Continuity Hypothesis The idea that early relationships with caregivers predict later relationships in adulthood 5 of 30 Critical period A time period where an attachment has to form or it never will 6 of 30 Disinhibited attachment Child shows equal affection to strangers as they do people they know well 7 of 30 Imprinting Where offspring follow the first large-moving object they see 8 of 30 Indiscriminate attachment Infants aged 2-7 months can discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar people but does not show stranger anxiety 9 of 30 Innate behaviour A behaviour that is instinctive and does not need to be learned 10 of 30 Insecure avoidant attachment Attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shows low stranger and separation anxiety and little response to reunion 11 of 30 Insecure resistant attachment Attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shoes high stranger and separation anxiety and resists comfort at reunion 12 of 30 Institutionalisation The effects of growing up in an institution, such as a children's home or orphanage 13 of 30 Interactional synchrony Infant and caregiver reflect each other's actions and emotions in a coordinated manner 14 of 30 Internal working model Mental representation of our relationship with our primary caregiver that becomes a template for future relationships 15 of 30 Learning theory Explanations that emphasise the role of learning in acquiring behaviours such as attachment 16 of 30 Maternal deprivation hypothesis Separation from the mother figure in early childhood has serious consequences 17 of 30 Monotropy A unique and close attachment to one person - the primary attachment figure 18 of 30 Multiple attachments Formation of emotional bonds with more than one carer 19 of 30 Privation Failure to form an attachment in early childhood 20 of 30 Proximity seeking The way that infants try to maintain physical contact or be close to their attachment figure 21 of 30 Reciprocity Infant and caregiver match each other's responses 22 of 30 Secure attachment Most desirable attachment classification in Strange Situation where child shows separation anxiety, stranger anxiety and joy on reunion 23 of 30 Sensitive period The best time period over which attachments can form 24 of 30 Separation anxiety Degree of distress shown by the child when separated from the caregiver 25 of 30 Social releasers Innate behaviours shown by an infant that lead to a caregiving response 26 of 30 Specific attachment Infants aged 7 months tend to show a strong attachment to one particular person and are wary of strangers 27 of 30 Strange Situation A controlled observation used to test children’s attachment patterns 28 of 30 Stranger anxiety Degree of distress shown by an infant when with unfamiliar people 29 of 30 Temperament The characteristics and aspects of personality an infant is born with and that might impact on its attachment type 30 of 30
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