4310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Psychoanalytic Theory, John Bowlby, Object Permanence

• School: University of Canberra
• Department: University of Canberra
• Course: 4310
• Professor: Dr. Caroline Ng Tseung-Wong

Document Summary

Refers to specific social attachment whereby the infant seeks to be near certain ppl. Refers to the enduring ties of affection that children form with their primary caregivers. Attachment includes: desire to proximity (= to be physically closed) to an attachment figure (due to sense of security, sense of security from the person"s presence, feelings of distress when the person is absent. Psychoanalytic & learning theory: attachment is a by-product, a secondary need result of primary need, not innate: psychoanalytic theory: Child form attachment to specific individual bc they provide basic needs, such as: food. Attachment is a by-product, a secondary drive of the infant associating the mom with providing physiological needs. Associated with the satisfaction & reduction of hunger a primary drive -> caretaker acquires positive value infants are initially attracted to ppl bc they are source of stimulation. Harlow"s work: proved 2 theories were wrong.