PSYC 4072 Chapter : Psych Final
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1: typically older children and parents have a mutual sense of responsibility. Secure attachment style: the child is comfortable : this is the one you want; learned that caregiver comes when the mother leaves briefly and knows that she will come back soon. The child doesn"t even seem to care when she comes back: the person usually does not form close relationships in adulthood; no attachment no emotional care; results from parents who do not care at all. Partners are much quicker to divorce when they have done so already (average 2 years: like death, divorce is a sorrowful experience. Blended family (reconstituted families) is at least one adult living with a child who is not their biological child. Developmental schism is an emotional gap where the lines of communication break down considerably, usually between mothers and daughters. A expressing strong feelings: failing to express criticism or negative thoughts.