Outline Mary Ainsworth’s ‘strange situation’ study and discuss how this has influenced our understanding of the importance of a child’s attachment to the primary caregiver. In 1970 Mary Ainsworth expanded greatly upon Bowblys original work and devised an experiment called the Strange situation. The study focused on the behaviour ‚in relation to attachment‚ of infants who were 12-18 months of age when their mother left the purpose built lab play room. The infants were watched through video cameras
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The attachment theory came about in the early 1950’s from psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth. The definition of attachment according to Bowlby is the enduring deep emotional bond between a child and a specific caregiver. Bowlby described attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings” (Bowlby‚ 1969‚ p. 194). Bowlby believed that attachment characterized human experience from "the cradle to the grave." Attachment is not only present in infants but it continues
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catch- phrase summarizing the work of psychiatrist John Bowlby on the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother (or mother substitute) John Bowlbys lifetime work was based around studying childhood through Developmental Psychology. Bowlby believed that there are enormous psychological consequences for a child who has experienced separation from its maternal figure‚ which he concluded in his “Thieves study” Bowlbys theory of monotropy led to the formulation of his maternal
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the next generation” (Buss‚ 2008). Specialists such as Bowlby claim that humans have a predisposition to form attachment bonds to others in order to survive.
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THE ATTACHMENT THEORY AN EVALUTION OF THE ATTACHMENT THEORY WHEN WORKING WITH CHILDREN IN CARE Gail Walters Dissertation Social Work BA (HONS) Manchester Metropolitan University Tutor: Pauline Black CONTENTS Pages Abstract
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Child development theories guide teaching practices of children from birth to 11 years of age. One key issue shaping curriculum design is the development of learning standards. The arrival of standards into programs serving children from birth to 11years of age has challenged those who want to ensure the implementation of developmentally appropriate practices during a standards-based climate that emphasizes accountability. In the late 2000s‚ leading researchers in early childhood education were
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that suggest the importance of cultural differences. Some research suggest that some aspects of attachment are consistent across cultures. Ainsworth’s research supports this. She found in her studies of Us children and Ugandan childrens that sensitive mothering was linked to a child having a secure attachment in both cultures. However Rothbaum suggested sensitivity is linked in Western cultures to independence‚ whilst in collectivist cultures e.g. Japan is associated with dependance. So this indicates
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PSYCHOLOGY– UNIT 1 Attachment is an emotional bond between two people‚ it is a 2 way process that endures over time‚ serving the function of protecting the infant and leading to certain behaviours (seeking proximity‚ distress on separation‚ pleasure on reunion and general orientation of behaviour) There is a Primary attachment figure (PAF) EXPLANATIONS OF ATTACHMENT: LEARNING THEORY Learnt rather than inborn Classical: Association Proposes that food (UCS) naturally produces a feeling of pleasure
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children in psychology Content: •What is child psychology? •Define the terms: attachment‚ deprivation‚ privation‚ evolution‚ daycare and separation anxiety •Bowlby’s theory of attachment •Bowlby’s maternal deprivation hypothesis •The work of Ainsworth •Research into deprivation and separation‚ and how the negative effects can be minimised •Research into privation‚ and the debate of whether or not the negative effects are reversible •Characteristics and explanations of one of: severe learning
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infant’s needs allow the child to develop a sense of security. This allows the infant to know that the caregiver is dependable‚ which in return creates a secure base for the child to then explore the world. Bowlby also explained how early relationships would provide an Internal working model. Bowlby believed that this first relationship forms a schema that gives the child a feel for what a relationship is. The child then uses this in future years to develop other relationships and is important in determining
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