HDF 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mary Ainsworth, Dazed, Individuation
21 Mar 2017
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The infant"s emotional reactions to the unfamiliar are influenced by: the context, the infant"s temperament, the infant"s feelings of security, individual differences in attachment relationship. An enduring emotional ties between an infant and caregiver. First three years are sensitive period for forming attachments. Tested my mary ainsworth and the strange situation. Secure attachment is seen in infant using caregiver as a secure base from which to confidently explore: also, seek and receive comfort from caregiver, show positive emotional responses to caregiver. Anxious attachment is seen in infant not using caregiver as a base from which to confidently explore: also, neither seeking nor receive comfort from caregiver, a lack of positive emotional responses to caregiver. Unable to effectively use the caregiver as a secure base for exploration. Infants separate easily but do not show positive affect toward caregiver. Seem dazed and disoriented or show odd behavior. What patterns of caregiving are associated with differences in the.
