Attachment Style
Most common attachment style
What is secure attachment style?
Formation of stronger bonds with other people
What is multiple attachment stage?
Having proximity and contact maintenance
What is opportunity for attachment?
First attachment theorist who found attachment was characterized by behavioral and motivational patterns
What is John Bowlby?
It is relatively easy to become close to others
What is secure attachment in relationships?
Characterized by low stranger- and separation anxiety
What is insecure-avoidant attachment style?
No particular attachment to any given caregiver, or preference to humans over inanimate objects
What is asocial stage?
Proposed 'internal working model'
What is John Bowlby?
Conducted experiment with rhesus monkeys to corroborate Bowlby's attachment theory
What is Henry Harlow?
Lacks trust in others and is usually the reason for the end of a relationship
What is fearful avoidant attachment in relationships?
Child is distressed when guardian leaves and greets them when they return
What is secure attachment style?
Distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people, but no signs of high stranger anxiety
What is indiscriminate attachment stage?
Caregiver responds quickly and consistently
What is quality caregiving?
Ainsworth's "Strange Situation" explained the variance of Bowlby's theory
What is attachment style?
Wants emotionally close relationships, but finds it too difficult to trust or rely on others
What is fearful/ avoidant in relationships?
Most autonomous style with high willingness to explore without showing secure-base behaviour
What is insecure-avoidant attachment style?
Separation and stranger anxiety is developed
What is discriminate/specific attachment stage?
Inability to develop sense of trust due to external factor
What is primary caregiver?
The monkeys were left in physical and mental distress after being left in cages after 1 year.
What is catatonic state?
Comfortable without close relationships
What is dismissing attachment in relationships?
Very upset at the departure of a caregiver and does not explore
What is insecure-resistant attachment?
Development of sense of trust with adults
What is indiscriminate attachment stage?
Psychological approach describes mental representation in self worth
What is internal working model?
The rhesus monkeys experiment provided evidence for Harlow's theory
What is unconditional love?
Wants to be completely emotionally bonded to people, but finds that people are reluctant to get as close to them
What is preoccupied attachment in relationships?