Psychology 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Attachment Theory, Ethology, John Bowlby

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Lynne Zarbatany

Document Summary

Bowlby developed theory of attachment trained in psychoanalysis (freud"s teachings) ensured that no kid under 5y got shipped away during wwii because of the trauma it caused explained special relationship between mother-infant. Lorenz: an ethologist who did bonding studies involving ducklings got ducklings to follow him around as if he was their mother. Spitz: infant physical needs met but social deprived in orphanages; failure to thrive problems with cognition, locomotion, extreme fear of novelty, self problems with cognition, locomotion, extreme fear of novelty, self stimulating, high mortality rate. 7 episodes (3 min each) that become more increasingly stressful to baby have to stress the baby to see the attachment stress buffering effect. Af-infant introduced to playroom and left there for 3 min stranger enters and speaks to af and then speaks to infant. Af leaves, infant is alone stranger returns, tries to comfort infant. Af "s presence serves as a stress regulator in threatening conditions.