Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Sigmund Freud, Erik Erikson, Blue-Collar Worker

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

Document Summary

Bowlby: built in attachment seeking mechanism (go to mum) How to assess attachment: see what happens when mom leaves. Anxious resistant: don"t explre, paniky when mom leaves, ambivalent at return. Anxious avoidant: distant, aloof, no distress. Al: securely attached at 15 months judged outgoing, popular and. Avoidant subjects report never having been in love. Secure subjects report enduring relationships: butzer and campbell. Quality of sexual relationship and attachment, style measures. The higher level of avoidance and anxiety, less sexual satisfaction: collins and read. Quality of relationships and attachment style measures. What about dad: similar results in stranger situation, but not as strong. Infant comes to know if caregiver is dependable. Unsuccessful: confusion, negative identity, stage 8. Interviewed 40 men: executives, novelsists, academics, blue collar workers, looked at biographies of famous men. Lives characterized by several years of stability punctuated by crises. Question life structure: family situation, beliefs. Transitions were filled with anxiety (4-5 years)