PSC 142 Chapter 5: vocab
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Establishment of intimate relationships & their implications for future development. Attachment - a close emotional relationship between 2 persons, characterized by mutual affection & a desire to maintain proximity. Neonate - a newborn infant from birth to approximately 1 month of age. 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. Synchronized routines - generally harmonious interactions between 2 persons in which participants adjust their behavior in response to the partner"s actions & emotions. Asocial phase (of attachment ) - approximately the first 6 weeks of life, in which infants respond in an equally favorable way to interesting social & nonsocial stimuli. Phase of specific attachment - period between 7 and 9 months of age when infants are attached to one close companion (usually the mother )
