ED PSYCH 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Attachment Theory, Evolutionary Medicine
25 Mar 2017
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Ethological theory of attachment: recognizes the infant"s emotional tie to the caregiver as an evolved response that promotes survival. Internal working model: child"s set of expectations about availability and support from an attachment figure. Becomes part of personality and serves as guide for future relationships. Factors moderated by infant and family characteristics. Interactional synchrony caregiver responds to infant signals appropriately. Measures attachment in children 1-5 years of age. Trained observer sorts 90 behaviors of parent-child interactions in the home. If the mother moves far away, the child follows along . Express positive emotion towards partner and engage in joint problem solving. Secure attachment often related to positive outcomes in preschool and middle childhood. Continuity of caregiving may link infant attachment and later development. Effects of early attachment security are conditional they depend upon the quality of future relationships. At birth, infants have a sense of self as a distinct agent, separate from the surrounding world.
