Attachment keywords

1. a mental model of the world which enables individuals to predict and control their environment. In this case of attachment the model relates to a person's expectations about relationships (8, 7, 5)
4. STrong and contended attachment of an infant to his/her caregiver which develops as a result of sensitive responding by the caregiver to the infants needs. SEcurely attahced infants are comfortable with social interaction and intimacy. (6, 10)
5. To be deprived is to lose something- loss of emotional care from primary caregiver (11)
6. Any person who is providing care for a child, such as a parent, grandparent, sibling etc. (9)
7. biologically determined period of time, during which certain characteristics can develop (8, 6)

2. Attachment which describes those children who tend to AVOID social interaction and intimacy with others (8, 8)
3. An innate readiness to develop a strong bond with the mother which takes place during a specific time in development, probably the first few hours after birth/ hatching. If it doesn't happen at this time it probably never will. (10)
8. Explains the behaviour in terms of learning rather than inborn tendencies or higher order thinking (8, 6)
9. An emotional bond between two people. It is a two way process that endures over time. It leads to certain behaviours such as clinging and proximity-seeking, and serves the function of protecting an infant. (10)
10. responding to the action of another with a similar action, where the actions of one partner elicit a response from the other partner. The responses are not necessarily similar (11)

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