PSYC 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mary Ainsworth, John Bowlby, Affectional Bond
17 Jun 2016
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Attachment theory: can be critical to development as physical care. Child is attached to the parent; type of affectional bond resulting in security. Parent has an affectional bond with the child; unique and enduring tie. Talked more about quality of attachment: secure, insecure, avoidant, and. 3 categories of insecure attachments: insecure avoidant, insecure ambivalent, and insecure disorganized/disoriented. Secure attachment are built through emotional availability, synchrony, mutuality, contingent responsiveness. Consistency and inconsistency are evident in attachments over time; can change depending on the circumstances; can be securely attached to one parent but not to the other. Children can recover from an insecure attachment or lose a secure one over time. Secure attachments often lead children to become more sociable, positive towards others, less clingy, less agressive/disruptive, more empathetic, and more emotional maturity. Securely attached adolescents have more intimacy in their friendships, have higher self-esteem, have higher grades, and often become leaders.
