An individual's way of emotionally responding, and it is mostly biologically rooted (genetic) and stable over time.
Temperament
Reciprocal, enduring tie between infant and caregiver, each of whom contributes to the quality of the relationship. This overtakes synchrony.
Attachment
A blend of emotions, temperament, thought, and behavior that makes each person unique.
Personality
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: Does the child have a positive or negative outlook? Is she generally "light-hearted" or serious?
Mood
Adults have high self esteem and are more willing to seek out social support.
Secure Attachment
3 broad CATEGORIES of temperament.
Easy, difficult and slow-to-warm-up
Infant is quickly and effectively able to find comfort from a caregiver when faced with a stressful situation.
Secure attachment
Combination of personality development with social relationships.
Psychosocial development or social & emotional development
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: How does the child react to change? Does he have a hard time with changes in routine, new people or new foods?
Adaptability
Adults might fail to support partners in stressful times and experience little distress when a relationship ends with this type of foundational attachment.
Avoidant Attachment
There are this many characteristics of temperament.
9 (nine)
Infant, after separation from the primary caregiver, shows contradictory behaviors on his or her return.
Disorganized or disoriented attachment
Erikson's stage where infants develop a sense of the reliability of people and objects.
trust versus mistrust
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: How long does the child stay with a task when it is challenging? Ho does he react to interruptions when playing?
Persistence
Adults may worry that partner does not reciprocate feelings with this attachment as their foundation.
Ambivalent or resistant attachment.
Does he squirm while having his diaper changed? Does he prefer to discover the world by crawling and climbing?
Activity level
Infant rarely cries when separated from the primary caregiver and avoids contact on his or her return.
Avoidant Attachment
Erikson's stage where children achieve a balance between independence and control by others. Children will often say, "Me do it!" or "No" at random times.
autonomy versus shame and doubt
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: When being fed her bottle , does she turn her head to look in the direction of every new sound she hears or movement she sees?
Distractibility
Adults may experience aggression in their relationships with this type of attachment as their foundation.
Disorganized or disoriented attachment.
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: How predictable are the child's sleeping and eating habits? Does he wake up and get sleepy at the same times of each day?
Biological Rhythms
▪becomes anxious before the primary caregiver leaves, is extremely upset during his or her absence, and both seeks and resists contact on his or her return.
Ambivalent or Resistant attachment
This can change in response to parental treatment and other life experiences.
temperament stability OR How stable is temperament?
We can discover the _______ of a child by observing for these questions: At what point does a child become bothered by noise or light, changes in temperature, different tastes, or the feel of clothing?
Sensory threshold
Ms. Runckel shared two work experiences with two children; one working in a church nursery and the other working in an infant room childcare center. What 2 attachment styles was she sharing about?
Resistant/ambivalent and Avoidant attachment styles.