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15 Cards in this Set
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What are some roles of parents in the parent-child relationship?
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Caregiver, teacher, playmate, disciplinarian, attachment figure
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The purpose of attachment is to make child safe, secure, and protected Attachment is necessary for survival Attachment is not bonding Attachment is proven |
All True
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How is the attachment system activated?
What happens to the exploration system? |
Stress: emotionally upset, ill, physically hurt
Exploration system is suppressed. |
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Where is the attachment system in the brain?
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orbitofrontal area; connected to limbic system and cortex
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What are internal working models? When are they formed?
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By age 6 months baby can anticipate how his caregiver will respond when baby is stressed etc
12 months: can measure baby's internal working model |
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What are the four types of attachment?
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Secure
Avoidant Resistant Disorganized |
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What quality of caregiving is each associated with?
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Secure --> loving
Avoidant --> rejecting Resistant --> inconsistent (e.g. insensitive, role reversing, guilt tripping) Disorganized --> atypical: frightening, frightened, dissociated, sexualized |
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Strange Situation
- The caregiver is unavailable. The child is not upset when the caregiver leaves the room. What type of attachment? |
Avoidant (due to rejecting parent)
- leads to delinquency, substance abuse |
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What type of behaviour does the resistant / ambivalent child exhibit?
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Histrionic, dependent, self-victimizing.
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What type of behaviour does the disorganized child exhibit?
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Unpredictable. Psychopaths.
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Internally, which type of child is more stressed in Strange Situation: secure, resistant, or avoidant?
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Avoidant: shows little emotion b/c trained not to. Inside, high stress!
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Who shows the highest stress in Strange Situation?
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Resistant / Ambivalent
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What is a leading caregiver risk factor leading to disorganized attachment in kids?
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PTSD and other 'unresolved' issues-- loss, abuse, etc.
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Practical Applications:
If child is crying in first 6 months, what should you do? What about night crying? |
Always go to child, unless not in baby's best interests (e.g. in car, if parent is angry)
It is okay to use the Ferber method and not address night crying. Unless night crying is attachment seeking behaviour, i.e. if child is sick. |
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Practical Applications:
Should you respond to anger after 6mos? |
Anger is not attachment associated, so yes.
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