Outline and evaluate research into cultural variations in attachment Due to the fact that the ways that people bring up their children can be very different all over the world as we share different attitudes‚ values and beliefs etc. People emphasize on developing distinct skills and qualities‚ so attachments formed can be different. For instance‚ countries like America and Germany would value personal independence and achievement more‚ whereas interdependence between people is valued more in China
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This essay will describe and evaluate Bowlby’s theory of attachment and maternal deprivation hypothesis. The essay will describe the two theories‚ weighing up the strengths and the weaknesses. It will include supporting research by Shaffer and Emerson‚ Ainsworth and Harlow‚ along with criticisms by Rutter. John Bowlby (1907-1990) was a child psychiatrist. He was psychoanalytically and medically trained. In 1945‚ after returning from serving in the armed forces medical service‚ he secured a position
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The Relationship Between Attachment Style‚ Ostracism and Body Dissatisfaction A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Honors in Psychology‚ Rutgers University. May 2011 Abstract Previous research in social psychology has shown that body dissatisfaction is a risk factor for eating pathology. We set out to see if an individual’s attachment style could predict body dissatisfaction. We also intended to see if ostracism could predict a change in body dissatisfaction
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Individual attachments styles can affect the type of love relationships later on in life because one learns behavioral traits as a young child. Robert Sternberg introduced us to his Love Triangle theory in 1988. He explained that the way a person was brought up as a child can affect the way they express themselves as adults. The question remains as to why does this affect one as an adult. If one is taught from right and wrong then why does one express themselves negatively towards others? According
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Research Article Critique Associations between Working Models of Attachment and Conflict Management Behavior in Romantic Couples by Gary Creasey The research question is to specify relations between internal working models of attachment (IWM) and conflict management behaviors in a sample of young adults involved in romantic relationships. Design used in this research project was observational and correlational research design. Researchers measure variables through observation or surveys to
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Mary Ainsworth is a developmental psychologist best-known for her "Strange Situation" assessment of early childhood attachment. We also call the “Strange Situation” assessment the Attachment Theory. The Attachment Theory is centered on the emotional bonds between people and suggests that our earliest attachments can leave a lasting mark on our lives. Ainsworth’s theory involves four categories of different behaviors: separation anxiety‚ the infants willingness to explore‚ stranger anxiety‚ and reunion
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Dismissing-Avoidant Attachment Style (Chapter 1) The type of attachment style one develops during childhood‚ plays an important role in one’s future intimate relationships. Dismissing-avoidant attachment style in adults is characterized by individuals lacking the need to have close intimate relationships with others in their lives. Individuals that possess this type of attachment are usually self-reliant in their daily lives lacking the need of support from others. This type of attachment style in adults
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The attachment theory is the stages which infants develop patterns of attachments with the caregiver‚ namely the mother. The extensive study allowed researchers to observe what is the genuine reaction and behaviour of the infant or child when the carer is absent. When I compare the attachment theory with the developmental theories taught in class there are three theories (Erikson‚ Piaget‚ and Kohlberg) which begins the studies at the early childhood. Kohlberg’s work is similar to Piaget’s earlier
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Discuss research related to failure to form attachment 12 Marks AO1 = /6 AO2 = /6 Curtis et al. studied the case of Genie‚ a girl who was left in isolation until being found at the age of 13‚ and being beaten when she made noise. When she was found she could barely walk‚ and could not talk. Researchers and doctors managed to tech her minimal vocabulary; however she could never string a sentence together and did not fully recover. Perhaps this was due to early emotional privation or the late
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relationship between adult attachment classification and symptoms of depression. By assessing adult attachment classifications in this study it is proposed it will identify individuals at risk to depressive symptoms and help in gaining a better understanding of the types of treatment interventions that may be most effective given an individual’s attachment style. One hundred undergraduate students will complete two online questionnaires each‚ with one on adult attachment and one on depression. Data
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