feeling in touch with ones own body and processes was essential to live a life of quality (Grolnic‚ 1991). The true self is that part that reacts spontaneously and without force. According to Winnicott‚ the development of the true self begins in infancy‚ in the relationship between the baby and the primary caregiver. The caregiver’s adequate responses to the baby are essential in the forming of the true self in the baby. The ‘good enough parent’ is well attuned to protecting the baby‚ and encourages
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attachment has on the social and emotional development of an individual. Ainsworth (1969) believed that ‘sensitive mothering’ is an important element in the development of a satisfactory mother-baby attachment (MCI Module‚ undated). The term ‘sensitive mothering’ refers to someone who is responsive emotionally and physically available for her child and is cooperative with her/him‚ someone who provides the child a ‘secure base’ (Ainsworth 1969) to explore the world. (MCI Module‚ undated). Mothers who were
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Explanations of Attachment – Learning Theory AO1: Learning Theory stated that all behaviour is learnt rather than innate and that we are born a ‘blank slate’. Behaviourists suggest that all behaviour is learned either through classical or operant conditioning. Classical Conditioning - Association Food produces pleasure‚ primary care giver (food giver) is associated with the food and becomes a conditioned stimulus. Operant Conditioning – Reward and punishment According to operant conditioning
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From several central concepts of initial life experiences‚ one can perceive valuable insights into comprehending the human psyche. Attachment begins in infancy and may last throughout a lifetime or it may change due to circumstances. Bowlby and Ainsworth‚ both supposed that the mother is the one that will shape the child’s personality and character‚ but what about the other bonds a person makes throughout their lifetime? A problem with the attachment model is that the list of attachment behaviors
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Why is attachment important? Evolutionary Morss‚ (1990) states that: “Attachment behaviour is‚ in general‚ taken to have such a strong connection with survival that its universality can only be explained by evolutionary selection.” The belief that attachment is an evolved human trait has its roots in Darwin’s theory of evolution‚ where “male–female attachment evolved primarily to sustain affiliative connections long enough to complete species-specific parental duties” (Fisher‚ 1998) and parent-child
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Literature Review MGMT 3302 How do leaders develop? Given the large amount of different facets leaders posses in order to perform effectively in their respective domains‚ it is hard to specifically define leadership- however‚ it can be merely presented as an influencing process between a leader and the people who follow. Furthermore‚ leadership development is essential in carrying an individual through from the stages of emergence all the way to leadership effectiveness‚ and was defined
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Bibliography: Ainsworth‚ M. D. S. (1979) Attachment as related to mother-infant interaction. In J.S. Rosen blatt‚ R. A. Hinde‚ C. Beer‚ & M. Busnel (ed) Advances in the study of behaviour. Merrill- Palmer Quarterly‚18‚ 123-143. Ainsworth‚ M Aymer‚ C. & Okitikpi‚ T. (2000) ’Epistemology‚ ontology and methodology: what ’s that got to do with social work? ’‚ Social Work Education
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EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT ON EARLY AND LATER DEVELOPMENT There is no doubt that early experience influences later development. This influence could account for individual differences in many aspects such as cognition‚ behaviour‚ social skills‚ emotional responses and personality. Some developmentalists assert that early experience guarantees long-term developmental outcomes or protects against subsequent trauma (Sroufe and Jacobvitz‚ 1989). Early experiences‚ especially emotionally or affectively charged
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giving) and passion (sexual attraction) the first two show a familiar bond that had been experienced between child and parent. As Chapter 2 stated‚ attachment theory suggests‚ that people who have not developed an emotionally secure attachment in infancy may be at risk for
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Discuss the implications of the quality of attention that is formed in infancy for relationships beyond infancy Secure and Insecure Attachment We discover who we are through having intimate relationships with others. We learn how others feel about life and find out how to accept our differences. The emotional security and warmth derived from an initial close relationship with a loving parent provides us with a "home base" from which we can venture to take the risks that are inevitably part of
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