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    Attachment is an emotional bond to an adult during the early stages if infancy. There are two main areas connect to attachment‚ these being secure attachment and insecure attachment. Bowlby (1977) describes attachment as an enduring emotional bond which an individual forms to another person. Looking at a different perspective Philippe Aries’s (1960) says mothers don’t form attachments because of the high mortality rate. Secure attachment is the parent and child relationship which serves as a pro-type

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    Ainsworth experiment Attachment. Something that all humans develop naturally. We all become attached to something and/or someone throughout our lifetime. You see this in very young children‚ but have you ever wondered why you see it more in some than you do in others? Have you ever wondered why sometimes in twins you get a baby that is all about cuddling and being carried and one twin that would much rather walk and lay by his or herself. Well you aren’t the only one to wonder thing. Mary Ainsworth

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    Bowlby ’s maternal deprivation hypothesis assumes that continual disruption of the attachment bond between the infant and primary caregiver would result in long term cognitive‚ social and emotional difficulties for the child. To what extent has research into deprivation and privation supported this view. Bowlby claimed that the role of a mother was essential to a child and without this essential mother figure it would affect the child’s psychological health. He called this theory the maternal

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    Discuss research into failure to form attachments The real term for failure to form attachments is privation; this means someone is unable to form any attachments to anyone. One case study on severe privation is the study on Genie (reported by Curtis 1977). This case study is about a young girl who had a really bad upbringing and as a result was forever unable to form attachments. Genie was found at the age of 13‚ for near enough her whole life she was kept tied to a potty chair‚ she had been

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    Attachment is a long lasting emotional connection between a child and its caregiver (Berger‚ 2014)‚ and it does not exist in a vacuum. In fact‚ a child’s attachment style has long-term impacts on how a child will one day interact with friends and even their romantic partners one day (Berger‚ 2014). In light of the significance of a child’s attachment style‚ it would seem wise to intentionally protect and nurture healthy styles of attachment. Research shows more children have healthy attachment styles

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    What is Attachment? Attachment is a reciprocal and enduring emotional tie between an infant and a caregiver‚ each of them whom contributes to the quality of the relationship. (MacDonald‚ 1998). Logically‚ attachment provides connections between parent and the child relationship that’s how they get to know each other‚ attachment theory in psychology originates with the seminal work of John Bowlby (1958). Talking about children one of the main attachment is describe as in long lasting connectives

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    A secure attachment bond ensures that a newborn will feel secure‚ understood‚ and be calm enough to experience optimal development of his or her nervous system. During the prenatal period‚ there are some form of attachment between the mother and fetus which includes listening to the heart beat of the fetus‚ feeling the kicks‚ and verbal and nonverbal communicating with the fetus. After childbirth‚ the bonding/ attachment between the parent and newborn is secured (Schenk & Kelly‚ 2005). The secured

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    Attachment is a positive‚ mutual‚ rewarding relationship between child and parent‚ or caretaker. It is wonderful bond that give sense of safety and security to children‚ and for us parents is also rewarding in terms of love that we get back from our young children. Psychologist studied attachments by observation of families in their natural environment and they noticed that parent infant attachment goes through 3 stages. In first stage‚ infant starts to recognize difference between humans and objects

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    Secure attachment style is based on security‚ the comfort of knowing one is in a safe place‚ or safe haven. When in a secure relationship‚ one does not feel the need to worry when the other person is around. This is best illustrated through the relationship between a mother and her child. If their attachment style is the secure attachment style‚ the child will feel safe when his or her mother is around and will be more apt to explore his or her surroundings while she is around. If something happens

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    to look for signs of abuse‚ or neglect since can cause big deals of stress for the baby‚ death or issues with attachment. Thus‚ if a child is being abused or neglect‚ an early intervention would be significant‚ to prevent long-term emotional affect for the child. Or if physical abuse issues arose‚ the child could become remove from the home to a safer environment. Thus‚ secure attachment is vital since it is the main predictor of how the baby will do in in life or school. For the reasons that the

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