Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Anna Freud, Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Agenda: attachment, freud"s model, erickson"s approach. Attachment: the roots of social development, special bond forms between infant and primary caregiver, but what accounts for the development of attachment, cupboard theory: freud. Attachment to mom is side effect of her ability to provide basic satisfaction food. Suggests that touch is very important for proper development: kids like stuffed toys, run to mom when frightened, premature infants discharged sooner (field, 1986, note: bowlby. Fear of the unknown: free-floating anxiety. How to assess attachment: see what happens when mom leaves. Child explores new room with mom present. Anxious-resistant: don"t explore, panicky when mom leaves, ambivalent at return. Anxious-avoidance: distant, aloof when mom present, no distress. Securely attached at 15 months judged outgoing, popular, adjusted at 3. 5 years old. Adult relationships: feeney and noller (1990) Avoidant subjects report never having been in love. Secure subjects report enduring relationships: butzer and campbell (2008) Quality of sexual relationships and attachment style measures.