PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Attachment In Adults, Erik Erikson, Working Mother
11 Dec 2016
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Psyc 3450 chapter 5 (shaffer): establishment of intimate relationships and. Often become less interested in human contact but still able to communicate with others on their own initiative. Security the relationships that infants form with caregivers differ in their quality. Attachment a close emotional relationship between two persons, characterized by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity. Neonate a newborn infant from birth to approximately 1 month of age. Parents who had extensive close contact with their newborn in the first few hours after birth would quickly become emotionally bonded. Emotional bonding term used to describe the strong affectional ties that parents may feel toward a neonate; some theorists believe that the strongest bonding occurs shortly after birth, during a sensitive period. Interactional synchrony and attachment: if a mother smiles at her 3 month old when the baby is alert and.
