PSYC 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mary Ainsworth, Baby Transport, Twin Study

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 332
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Attachment and autonomy: the last of the level 2 constructs. Reading guidelines: suggested order: winter traits and motives, marcia erikson"s stages, weinstein integration (and autonomy, baumeister self-esteem, mcadams life narrative. Much of this is driven by the mother"s sensitivity to the child"s needs and emotions. Identity statuses: diffuse, foreclosed, moratorium, achieved, important link between foreclosed status and controlled self-regulation (which we will talk about today) Life narrative: we can categorise our life stories similarly to how we categorise novels we have read. Secure attachment with mother more optimistic life narrative. The older son was lost but the mother doesn"t want to talk about it, she doesn"t want to seek therapy and she wants to keep everything private. She is very concerned with what other ppl think of her family. Being worried about others evaluating you can cause you to be defensive and it can really limit you. Level 1 = big 5: split extraversion into social dominance and social vitality.