PSYC 208 Lecture Notes - Romanian Orphans, Jerome Kagan, Emotional Dysregulation
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Chapter 6 independent questions: theories of social and personality development, psychoanalytical perspectives see lecture notes, ethological perspectives. 1. (a) bowlby distinguished between two different types of affectionate human relationships. An affectionate bond is an emotional tie to an infant experienced by the parent while attachment is the emotional tie an infant feels towards their parents; the child has a sense of security (b) define reactive attachment disorder. Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder that appears to prevent a child from forming close social relationships. Ex. children who are adopted after spending more than 2 years in an orphanage are more likely to suffer from this disorder. Research report: adoption and development: read the research report on pp. Aspects of temperament and personality are inherited, therefore, an adopted child is more likely to be different than their adoptive parents, making the formation of attachment more challenging.
