The individual that a child grows up to become is affected by the role of a caregiver in his or her life. The video AS Psychology Attachment Part 1 talked about the sensitive period, just a few days after birth, in an infant’s life and how crucial it is for a child to attach and bond with their caregivers (2010). In order for a child to attach to another person and form those emotional ties and that shared bond his or her needs need to be met and the infant needs to feel a sense of love and compassion from the caregiver. Every relationship that the child creates or chooses not to create is going to be based upon the relationship that the child created or did not create with his or her caregivers. Based on that relationship, the …show more content…
As children we see insecure avoidant or insecure ambivalent attachments due to abuse or neglect. Those who have an insecure avoidant attachment do not have a preference over being close to their mother or a stranger, and they do not seek comfort when they are distressed (Secure, Insecure, Avoidant & Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers & Babies, 2011). Individuals with insecure ambivalent attachments have stranger anxiety and do not feel secure around anyone, including their mothers whom they push away even when they are longing for attention and compassion (Secure, Insecure, Avoidant & Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers & Babies, 2011). These children can grow up to be adults that feel abandoned and rejected by others. They may have difficulties making and sustaining relationships with other people, and have a difficult time creating support systems for …show more content…
In the first few days, the brain is starting to lay the ground work and map out the basic structures. Whether or not a child forms an attachment during the curtail period the brain develops reguardless based on the infants experiences, and this affects a person for the rest of his or her life. In the first few years, the mind and the emotional content of the brain are created (The Bomb in the Brain Part 3 - The Biology of Violence: The Effects of Child Abuse, 2009). The more love or abuse a child faces the more that it affects a child’s brain. During early stages of childhood, the “the baby’s brain is literally tuned by the caregiver’s brain to produce the correct neurotransmitters and hormones (The Bomb in the Brain Part 3 - The Biology of Violence: The Effects of Child Abuse, 2009). The baby is drastically affect by things such as stress level or feelings of insecurity, and experiences such as abuse and neglect are much more