Early Childhood - Attachment Theory

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1. How did Ainsworth define attachment?

  • An affectionate tie that one person forms to another
  • A bond that is found between two people which creates a physical reaction
  • An innate ability which increases our closeness and caring for with people around us
  • An emotional bond with the people we initially meet as a child
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2. What is the key person approach?

  • A way of working in nurderies in which the whole focus and organisation is aimed at supporting close attachments to an individual nursery staff member
  • It is a way of rewarding and disciplining a child encouraging them to learn preferred behavior by using an individual member of the nursery team
  • A way of working which means that a child has one key person a day which is interchangeable to suit shifts
  • It is a way of monitoring the key person impact on the child and the type of person they prefer to be around and learn personal characteristics

3. Outline Bowlby's theory of attachment

  • Attachment is a means of ensuring care and comfort and helps the child to begin their learning process
  • Attachment is a means of ensuring survival and provides the foundation for all later relationships
  • Attachment is a means of ensuring care and comfort and provides the foundation for all later relationships
  • Attachment is a means of ensuring survival and helps the child to begin their learning process

4. Define proximity maintenance according to Bowlby

  • The acknowledgement of wanting to be with those we are attached to
  • The desire to be near to people we are attached to
  • The restricting of being near those we are attached to
  • The controlling of being near those we are attached to

5. Outline the strange situation by Ainsworth

  • A test that babies underwent infront of their mother in order to assess their attachment levels
  • A procedure to assess the attachment of a baby with a parent and compare the results between the babies mother and father
  • A procedure to assess the attachment between a mother and baby by asking them to be separated and reunited
  • It was the process of revealing a strange situation to a baby and seeing if the mother was able to console and comfort that child

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