PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: The Anatomy Of Dependence, Attachment Disorder, Attachment In Adults
14 Mar 2013
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How do infants become attached? the asocial phase (0-6 weeks) An attachment object (like the mother) will serve as a secure base for exploration, a point of safety from which an infant can venture away from. Phase of multiple attachments within weeks after forming their initial attachments, about half of infants start to become attached to other people and by 18 months rarely any infant is attached to only one person. I love you because you feed me: freud. Learning theory: mother is a secondary reinforcer because she provides food, love and other pleasurable sensations. Individual differences in attachment security strange situation consists of 8 episodes that attempt to stimulate naturalistic caregiver/infant interactions in the presence of toys, brief separations from the caregiver and encounters with strangers and reunion episodes. Amae is a japanese term that refers to an infants feeling of total dependence on their mother and presumption of the moves love and indulgence.
