PSYCH 3BA3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Attachment In Adults, Physical Attractiveness, Orbitofrontal Cortex
15 Mar 2014
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Chapter 12 attachment, love, and flourishing relationships. When don"t feel love, affection, and belongingness (maslow), feel lonely and worthless. 1st attachment: between child and caregiver: whether adaptive or maladaptive behaviours are put forth, makes an impact on the child (frustration vs. trust, connects in both physical and emotional space (protection and emotional security) Experiment: strange situation child and caregiver, then caregiver removed: secure pattern: explore the environment and pursue contact with caregiver, insecure pattern: increasing tension, avoidance. Can lead later on to relationship problems, emotional disorders, etc. Self-model: integrated perception of one"s own social competence, appeal, and lovability. Other model: use self-model along with their expectations regarding the accessibility, responsiveness, and consistency of caregivers: allows one to make interpersonal decisions. Adult attachment interview clinical assessment of adult attachment: secure/autonomous, dismissing, preoccupied, unresolved/disorganized, classification system: attachment-related avoidance and attachment-related anxiety. Secure style = low in both dimensions. Dismissing style = high on avoidance, low on anxiety.
