Attachment theory M3
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What is attachment theory?
A theory that explains how early relationships between infants and caregivers shape emotional development and personality
A theory that explains how early relationships between infants and caregivers shape emotional development and personality
What is attachment theory?
Where did attachment theory come from?
It developed from psychoanalysis but shifted focus to real relationships and empirical research
It developed from psychoanalysis but shifted focus to real relationships and empirical research
Where did attachment theory come from?
Why is attachment theory important for personality?
Early attachment relationships form patterns (internal working models) that influence behaviour, emotions, and relationships throughout life
Early attachment relationships form patterns (internal working models) that influence behaviour, emotions, and relationships throughout life
Why is attachment theory important for personality?
What did John Bowlby believe about attachment?
Humans are biologically programmed to form attachments for survival
Humans are biologically programmed to form attachments for survival
What did John Bowlby believe about attachment?
What is a “critical period” in attachment?
A key early period (roughly up to 2.5-5 yrs) when attachment must form for healthy development
A key early period (roughly up to 2.5-5 yrs) when attachment must form for healthy development
What is a “critical period” in attachment?
What are “internal working models”?
Mental representations of relationships formed in childhood that guide future relationships
Mental representations of relationships formed in childhood that guide future relationships
What are “internal working models”?
Why is early attachment important according to Bowlby?
It shapes emotional regulation, social relationship, and behaviour later in life
It shapes emotional regulation, social relationship, and behaviour later in life
Why is early attachment important according to Bowlby?
What is maternal deprivation hypothesis?
The idea that a child needs a continuous, warm relationship with a mother (or caregiver) for healthy psychological development
The idea that a child needs a continuous, warm relationship with a mother (or caregiver) for healthy psychological development
What is maternal deprivation hypothesis?
What happens if the maternal attachment is disrupted?
It can lead to emotional and psychological problems (e.g. depression, difficulty forming relationships
