PSYC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Attachment In Adults, Social Change, Social Contract
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Social development encompasses changes in thought, feeling, and behavior in our relationships across the life span. Why do we get attached: bowlby"s orphan babies, evolutionary value of bonding, emotional bond is key to health (i) failure to thrive, food alone is not enough. Primary question in attachment: can i count on my attachment figure(s) to be available and responsive when i need them, answer may be yes, no, or maybe, each creating a different style of attachment. Kinds of attachment 2: can i count on my attachment figure(s) to be available and responsive when i need them, secure, yes. Infant feels comfortable to explore, trust a responsive mother: avoidant, no. Infants appear detached from unresponsive or rejecting mother: anxious-ambivalent, maybe. Infants cling to inconsistent caregiver and protest extremely when needs aren"t met. Can early attachment patterns be changed: role of intervention and therapy in changing relationship patterns, experimental findings.
