Attachment Theory And Cognitive Development

Attachment theories explain bonds between infants and caregivers while Cognitive theories attempts to explain human behavior by understanding my thought processes. For Attachment Theory, the requirement is to identify what kind of attachment was had as an infant. As with most infants I needed my parents in order to develop and always needed them around at all parts of the day. My attachment level to important people in my life still shows struggles of separation anxiety even as an adult. Changing very much from when I was younger but still showing some confrontations. For Cognitive Theory there will be providing concepts to illustrate my development in the earlier years and where I am currently. These concepts will be Theory of Aggression …show more content…
During my childhood I was involved in a car accident that prevented me from being as social and acceptable to myself or societies standards. Through this I have become a Victim of Injustice believing that I have been victimized through being an outcast from the way I carried myself and looked on the outside as well as how I displayed myself from the way I felt on the inside. Now in time through many years of finding myself and developing, I carry myself with self-confidence, pride, self-worth and in dependence. No longer letting myself become a victim of injustice or battling people who make me feel different due to my person skills, profession and confidence in my academic drives through college. The second concept of the cognitive theories is to illustrate my cognitive development will be Cognitive Theory of …show more content…
This example will incorporate seeing or knowing what to expect versus being blind to the track layout or what the roller coaster will do. The first step is the interpretation of stimuli from the environment. A few years ago I went of a roller coaster where most of it was inside of a dark building causing blindness with nothing but your senses to guide you. My first time on it caused fast breathing, racing heart, sweaty hands, and fear due to the bodily response caused by the event which tell my brain that I am experiencing fear or adrenaline rushes. Since my first ride I now know what expect which causes all of the same effects minus fear which is now replaced excitement due to my knowledge of what to expect. Fear is brought of not knowing what will happen, excitement is brought on by knowing what I will experience without sudden surprises in