PSY BEH 110D Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Romanian Orphans, John Bowlby

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Psychology and Social Behavior
• Course: PSY BEH 110D
• Professor: Angela Lukowski

Document Summary

Attachment - a strong emotional bond that forms between infants and caregivers in the second half of the first year of life. Mother interacts with baby as they do at home. Mother puts on still face - similar to depression. Anaclitic depression - severe, progressive depression in infants who lost contact with their mother. Ca(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:271)rought (cid:271)a(cid:272)k out of that state if it has(cid:374)"t (cid:271)ee(cid:374) happe(cid:374)i(cid:374)g for a lo(cid:374)g ti(cid:373)e. Attachment has roots in instinctual infant responses important for survival and protection. Imprinting - the process by which animals form attachments during sensitive periods. Finding someone to care for them and ensure their survival over the course of the long term. The primary drive of hunger is reduced by food the infant obtains from the mother. Early issues - when placed with others, social disturbances result. Later issues - no sexual pursuits; ignored, rejected, attacked, or killed offspring.