CC210 Lecture Notes - Grocery Store, Truancy, These Kids
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Lack of attachment: attachment: quality of relationship between parent and child. Can i go to my mom with problems or will she disappear? . Basic trust comes from attachment with mom and dad. Empathy does too, and to be able to regulate one"s behaviour. Mary ainsworth: strange situation- youtube link on slides. Secure: child feels secure in parents presence, distressed when parent leaves but delighted by their return (best outcome later on) Insecure (anxious/ambivalent) child is very distressed by seperation but may be indifferent or hostile when parent returns. Avoidant: child is indifferent about both separation and return, avoids parent. Attachment is important because it"s their first strong intimate relationship that they have and that they learn to trust other people, using that skill in later life as well. Stalkers tend to have insecure relationships with parents when younger, and are afraid to let a person go due to unreliable parenting. Emotional response, feelings of concern, desire to alleviate distress.