Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Libido, Mate Value, Natural Selection

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Bowlby ! worked in environment where children were separated from parents due to bombings in wwii and wanted to see how they would develop and internal model of attacehemtn o. Th nature of childrens internal working models of attachement difer across children but they are stable and will follow behaviour. Secure attacgment ! care givers are dependable, reliable person and confidence base to eexplore the world from; feel parents are supportive, present, and they can venture out explore, then too much anxiety run back to parents leg. Anxious attachment ! model of caregiver as unreliable source of support and comfort, inconcsistent and unavailable, particularly in times of stress; overly attentive to confirming commitment to them from others constantly monitoring the availability of support. Avoidant attachment ! care giver does not provide comfort at all attachement attempts are frustrating and to be avoided therefore don"t form relationships; exposed to disappointing limited support.