Lecture 5 – Families/Transitions & Attachment Part I September 11‚ 2012 A. Overview Families are interesting and challenging to both teach and research because of their variability and proposing new theories and conclusions derived from the thousands of experiences. By trying to centralize an ideology or understanding of one’s unique family‚ it becomes challenging to interpret or draw a universal conclusion or pattern of behavior that causes certain things throughout the other family unit
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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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A REPORT ON A THREE-MONTH FIELD ATTACHMENT AT MOI UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTION (COMTECH.) FROM 6TH JANUARY 2014 TO 31ST MARCH 2014 PRESENTED BY: NAME: WANANGWE JOSEPHINE MIRIAM ADMISSION NUMBER: BCJ/1008/11 REPORT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM. SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES. DATE OF SUBMISSION: 9TH APRIL 2014 MOI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ABSTRACT
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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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Attachment is the enduring emotional bond between a parent/caregiver and a child. In this case study I will be attempting to assess the bond between 4 month old “Madison” and her mother “Amanda.” Amanda is my aunt and Madison is my newest cousin; we have known each other for the past 6 years. In order to determine whether or not they have a secure or insecure attachment I have developed 5 questions to help me guide my research. First‚ Are there examples of attachment cycles where the parent initiates
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Evolutionary Theory of Attachment The evolutionary explanation of attachments was first developed by Bowlby. He said that an attachment is biological and crucial for survival as it ensures the infant is cared for due to the reciprocal nature of attachment. Bowlby also said that both infants and carers are innately programmed with the ability to make attachments and that Bowlby believes in monotropy‚ the belief that a child can only create an attachment with one primary caregiver only and this
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vertical relationships are attachments to those who have greater knowledge or social power e.g. a child and their parent. Schaffer (2007) stated that both horizontal and vertical relationships influence development in later life as vertical relationships provide children with security and protection enabling them to gain knowledge and skills whilst horizontal relationships have important contexts for development and learning. In this study
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Ainsworth‚ attachment may be defined as an affectional tie that one person or animal forms between themselves and another specific one- a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time. Attachment is a bond where one person feels the need to have close contact with another person. They also experience distress during separation from that special person. This is particularly important during childhood. Attachment does not have to be mutual. One person may have an attachment to another
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Attachment is explained by how a person feels when the person he/she is attached to is away. The attachment research is carried out on infants and young children (Goldberg‚ Muir & Kerr‚ 2013). Mary Ainsworth devised the Strange Situation Classification to assess how attachments vary between children. In her experiment‚ Mary focused on children aged between one and two years in determining the behaviour and attachment styles. The experiment was conducted in
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