of infancy the influence of a positive attachment can enrich an infant’s behavioural development (Peterson 2010‚ pp.140-150). Erikson (cited in Peterson 2010‚ p.51) theorises that to mould a positive attachment an infant must achieve a balance of the psychosocial stage of ‘trust versus mistrust’. The achievement of this stage combined with the infant’s environment‚ social arena‚ and how infants see themselves as individuals is dependant on a positive attachment. With an understanding of Erikson’s theory
Premium Erikson's stages of psychosocial development Infant Attachment theory
Attachment in Infants Jessica N. Summerlin Rasmussen College Attachment in Infants Ever wonder where to draw the line with the amount of attention you give an infant? Is there such thing as giving an infant too much attention? These are hard questions to answer and there is much debate on the topic; what is a good amount of attention to give an infant and how attention is related to attachment. The people that give attention and grow attached to an infant could be doing them
Premium Attachment theory Family Interpersonal relationship
The term ‘attachment’ makes reference to an intense and emotional relationship between two people. “It is not just a connection between two people. It is a bond that involves a persons desire for regular contact with that person and the experience of distress during separation from that person” (Ainsworth‚ M. 1958) Two of the biggest contributors to the understanding of attachment are Harry Harlow (1905 - 1981) and Mary Ainsworth (1913 - 1999). In 1958‚ psychologist Harry Harlow conducted a series
Premium Attachment theory John Bowlby Harry Harlow
are how attachment and early social relations influence one as they grow from infant into adulthood. Attachment formed during infancy can have a lasting impact on one’s life. It is a system of how humans regulate their distress and achieve security. During infancy the sensitive period they will perform proximity-seeking behavior such as follow‚ suck‚ and cling. Bowlby stated that interactions between caregivers and infants construct expectations about how relationships and attachments. This is
Premium Developmental psychology Attachment theory Psychology
Attachments can often be disrupted between an infant and its primary caregiver and these particular children can find themselves growing up and developing outside the traditional family environment. Thus not forming attachments can have serious impacts on the development of the infant. Disruptions to attachments can take place due to the lack of physical and emotional attachment (Privation) and separation from the primary caregiver. In disruption of attachments there are long-term and short-term
Premium Attachment theory Case study
According to Feldman (2008)‚ the emotional bond that develops between a child and a certain individual is referred to as attachment. In nonhumans‚ this process begins in the first days of life with “imprinting‚” which is essentially the infant’s readiness to learn (Lorenz‚ 1957‚ as cited in Feldman‚ 2008‚ p.89). The bond is facilitated by mother-child physical contact during imprinting. A similar phenomenon is observed between human mothers and their newborns‚ which is why mother’s are strongly encouraged
Premium Psychology Maslow's hierarchy of needs Developmental psychology
References Agrawal‚ H.‚ Gunderson‚ J.‚ Holmes‚ B.‚ Lyons-Ruth‚ K. (2004) ‘Attachment Studies with Borderline Patients: A Review’ Harvard Review of Psychiatry‚ Volume 12‚ No. 2 Ainsworth‚ M. & Bell‚ S. (1970) ‘Attachment‚ exploration‚ and separation: Illustrated by the behaviour of one-year-olds in a strange situation’. Child Development‚ 41‚ 49-67. Ainsworth‚ M. D. S. (1973). ‘The development of infant-mother attachment’‚ in B. Cardwell & H. Ricciuti (Eds.). Review of child development research
Premium Attachment theory Psychoanalysis Psychology
Attachment and Divorce: FAMILY CONSEQUENCES Bowlby ’s‚ Ainsworth ’s‚ and Shaver ’s research created the understanding that infant styles create a disposition for later behavioral traits. More current research has questioned the significance of how the disruption of the attachment structure (such as in divorce) can affect children ’s behaviors throughout life. The research on this topic is contradictory and somewhat inconclusive‚ with research asserting that either attachment style or
Premium Attachment theory Mary Ainsworth
VERGE 3 Rooney 1 Autism and Infant Attachment: A Review of the Literature Anna Rooney Psychology 340 Professor Pederson November 28‚ 2005 VERGE 3 A Review of the Literature Rooney 2 Even when Stephen Bohay was just a few months old‚ his parents knew there was something odd about him. Instead of developing the normal one consonant/one vowel sounds characteristic of three to eight month infants‚ Stephen remained silent and‚ according to his mother‚ never cuddled‚ never wanted
Premium Autism Attachment theory
The development of attachment relationships between children and parents constitutes one of the most important aspects of human social and emotional development. For years‚ the predominant view of infant-caregiver attachment was that it was a “secondary drive” i.e. that any attachment formed was because of the infant associating the caregiver with providing for physical needs such as hunger. However‚ John Bowlby argued that attachment is an innate primary drive in the infant. This theory was reinforced
Premium Attachment theory