PSYCH 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Attachment Theory, Cognitive Development, Kibbutz
10 Dec 2014
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Attachment occurs through satisfaction of id impulses. Due to oral gratification and its relation to sucking during infancy. Due to mother"s interactions/responsiveness/sensitivity with infant (i. e. synchrony: learning theory (behaviourism) Attachment occurs through satisfaction of hunger urges. Not due to feelings/emotions: early attachment theory (harlow, 1958, h: not about id impulses or hunger urges, but a sensitive interaction", m: separate baby monkeys from mothers and the raised them with different surrogate mothers. Importance of being able to recognize difference between mother and others: recognition of mother is generally attained first, soon after birth. Importance of object permanence in attachment formation: must understand that our safe base" exists even when it"s not present. Importance of ability to form mental representations of mother in how attachment is expressed: physical proximity (young) vs. psychological contact (older, evolutionary approach. Attachment is adaptive: basic component of human nature.
