(4) 3.4 Social Emotional: Parenting and Attachment

Authoritarian

Parents impose rules and expect obedience.

Permissive

Parents submit to their children's desires.

Authoritative

Parents are both demanding and responsive, leading to the highest self-esteem, self-reliance, and social competence.

Neglectful

Parents are uninvolved in their children's lives.

Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)

Potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.

Self-concept

All our thoughts and feelings about ourselves.

Temperament

A person's emotional reactivity and intensity.

Attachment

Emotional tie with another person, shown by seeking closeness to caregiver and showing distress on separation.

Harlow’s Monkey Study

Studied the importance of 'contact comfort' and attachment instead of nutritional needs.

Imprinting

Animals form strong attachments during an early-life critical period.

Strange Situation

Study of child-caregiver attachment where infants display secure attachment.

Secure Attachment

Infants comfortably explore environments in the presence of a caregiver.

Ambivalent Individuals

Individuals who crave closeness.

Insecure Attachment

Unhealthy bonds with caregivers, stemming from inconsistent or unresponsive care, leading to anxiety, avoidance, or confusion in relationships.

Avoidant Attachment

Desire to maintain emotional distance and independence from others.

Anxious Attachment

Involves fear of abandonment and a need for closeness and reassurance.

Disorganized/Fearful Attachment

Conflicting desires for closeness and distance.