PSYC 351 Lecture 14: Week 7, lect 2

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 351
• Professor: Tom Hollenstein

Document Summary

Attachment categories based on how groups of infants act, how quicly they can be soothed, reintegrated, etc based on being seperated from the mother and in a particular the reunion of child and mother. Consistently disengaged, needs of child not met, socially and emotionally, not enough interaction. Some exploration but doesn"t care about strangers, distressed when mother departs, avoids mom upon return. Explores freely when mom is present, engages with strangers, upset when mom departs, happy when she returns. Anxious about exploration and strangers, distressed when mom departs, ambivalent: wants to be close but is resentful, tension. Engaged, but on mom"s terms (inconsistent), needs sometimes met. Strange situation mom and baby-3min mom, baby and stranger-3min baby and stranger-3min mom and baby-3min baby-3min baby and stanger-3min mom and baby-3min. Tested kids at 14, 24 and 58 months, and only 29% retained the same style at every stage. Insecure -> secure or secure -> insecure were equally likely.