Adult Attachment Theory Lecture

These flashcards cover important vocabulary and concepts related to attachment theory and styles.

Attachment

The emotional bond that develops between individuals, crucial for social development.

Strange Situation

Ainsworth's 7-stage test for assessing patterns of a child's attachment to their caregiver.

Secure Attachment

Characterized by responsive and consistent caregiving, leading to a child feeling worthy and loved.

Avoidant Attachment

Caring style marked by distant and unresponsive behavior from caregivers, leading children to desire intimacy but fear expressing it.

Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment

A caregiver style that is unpredictable and inconsistent, resulting in children with anxiety and disorganization in attachment behavior.

Disorganized Attachment

A result of abusive or volatile caregiving, leading to an unstable and fluctuating self-concept in children.

Proximity- and contact-seeking behavior

Behavior where a baby purposefully approaches their caregiver.

Adult Attachment Scale

A self-assessment questionnaire to evaluate an individual's attachment style in romantic relationships.

Temperament

Biological predispositions of babies categorized as easy, difficult, or slow-to-warm-up, which are mostly set by 3 months.

Internal working models

Mental representations of attachment that guide individuals' interactions and expectations in relationships throughout life.