PSYC 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dazed, Intimate Partner Violence, Attachment In Adults
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Humans ill- equipped to service as infants since they have few survival instincts. Infants must form intensely close attachments with parents or parental figures for survival. Parents and parental figures serve as working models for how relationships function. Infant left alone by caregivers in unfamiliar room often with stranger. Researchers observe infant"s reaction to initial abandonment and. Based on observations, infants categorised into four groups: subsequent reunion: secure attachment style, avoidant attachment style, anxious/ambivalent attachment style, disorganised/ disoriented attachment style (formerly called. * avoidant attachment style and anxious/ ambivalent attachment style are often called insecure attachment styles. Associated characteristics: (because of traditions, when talking about caregivers they are often talking about the mother) Seek proximity to, and is comforted by, caregiver"s return. Caregiver responds promptly and consistently to needs (insecure) avoidant attachment style. Infant does not always exhibit distress upon abandonment. Infant does not respond upon caregiver"s return (ignoring or turning away)
