Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Attachment In Adults, Mary Main, Psychopathology
25 Jan 2012
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John bolwby attachment theory y psychological connection between 2 human beings y earliest bonds formed an infancy affects your entire life. Mary main adult attachment interview y assess adult through series of questions that tells us attachment style of adult. Attachment strategies developed during infancy shape hoe we view ourselves and how we interact within attachment relationships. Therapeutic parenting program takes parents current attachment strategy and uses interventions to develop or support secure attachment. Attachment is manifested through patterns of behaviour but the patterns themselves do not constitute attachment. Attachment is internal and serves as a filter for the reception and interpretation of interpersonal experiences and as a kind of template shaping the nature of outwardly observable response. The adult attachment interview was developed by mary main and her students to assess a parent s attachment strategy. It consists of 20 questions designed to trick the subconscious and activate the adult s attachment system.
