Effects Of Attachment On Children

What is attachment? Attachment is an affectional bond between individuals characterized by a seeking of closeness or contact and a show of distress upon separation. (Rathus 218). There are a few different types of attachments some are more severe than others and some don’t have an attachment towards anyone let alone their caregivers. I this paper I will tell you about three different types of attachments and their effect on children. These three different attachments are: secure attachment, avoidant attachment, and ambivalent/resistant attachment.
There are children who fuss a little when their caregiver leaves but the child usually calms down shortly after and when their caregiver returns they seek immediate interaction and are easily
This means the child does not have a particular attachment to anyone including the caregiver. Children when avoidant attachment tend to avoid strange situations and also avoid strangers in general. This could be good for later in life and means they won’t just trust any strange person they encounter no matter the situation because it tends to make them more uncomfortable. Those who had avoidant attachments in childhood most likely have dismissive attachment patterns as adults. These people tend to be loners; they regard relationships and emotions as being relatively unimportant.
This means that the child is immediately relieved that the caregiver is back but they don’t care for long and quickly get back to playing whatever it was that they were playing with. These type of children tend to be clingy to their caregivers and they need to reestablish contact but do not need to be comforted. (psych.colorado.edu/). Children who have an ambivalent/resistant attachment often grow up to have preoccupied attachment patterns. As adults, they are self-critical and insecure. They seek approval and reassurance from others, yet this never relieves their self-doubt. In their relationships, deep-seated feelings that they are going to be rejected make them worried and not trusting. This drives them to act clingy and overly dependent with their partner. (psychalive.org.) In this paper I have talked about three different types of attachments that infants often show, these attachments were secure attachment, avoidant attachment, and ambivalent/resistant attachment. These are the most common types of attachments because they require direct contact between the infant and the caregiver. If you did not know about these types of attachment well now you know a little more than nothing. In conclusion, infant attachment isn’t just a phase it affects