PSY4111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Dwarfism, Postpartum Depression, John Bowlby

• School: Monash University
• Department: Health Sciences - Psychology
• Course: PSY4111
• Professor: All

Document Summary

The relationship that infants form with primary caregivers can differ immensely child to child, from wanting to be close and seeking security, to exhibiting stress when a caregiver leaves. John bowlby attachment in humans is analogous to imprinting in animals, an adaptive bond. Attachment figures become a safe base from which children can explore the world. Disruptions to attachment may have long term impact on emotional and cognitive development. I(cid:374)fa(cid:374)ts re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ise a (cid:373)other"s fa(cid:272)e (cid:449)ithi(cid:374) the first fe(cid:449) da(cid:455)s. eparatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:454)iet(cid:455) is first see(cid:374) i(cid:374) i(cid:374)fa(cid:374)ts of. 67 months of age, peaks in the second year. Secure attachment welcomes return, seeks closeness, comforted by mother. Avoidant attachment ignores mother on return. Ambivalent attachment angry/rejecting but desires closeness, difficult to sooth. Disorganised attachment behaviour contradictory, approaches mother but looks away. Social/emotional deprivation orphans raised in institutions and infants of depressed mothers are studied to analyse this.