Writing Assignment # 1
Do you ever wonder why adults act the way they do? Why some people are avoidant, have trust issues, or even have good or bad relationships. Today we will take a look at the main causes for our adult behaviors and relationships. Infant attachment explains that depending on how the caregiver is towards the infant is how likely the infant will act and develop in the future. The Attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth stresses that an infant must gain an attachment with a parent or caregiver in order to have a good social and emotional behavior. In this assignment I will be talking about the different types of attachments and examine which one my husband has and how it shaped him to be the person he is today. …show more content…
Infant attachment establishes how adult social relationships are and this is because as an infant the attachment is their first relationship with someone which is what the child most familiar with. This makes you conditioned to react a certain way towards others. This proves that nurture is important for an infant because it will help them have more affection because they were used to receiving it as a child. This brings me back to the Henry Harlow experiment on moneys which explains that “infant love was no simple response to the satisfaction of physiological needs. Attachment was not primarily about hunger or thirst.” Meaning that you can benefit off having your needs but this will create a lack of emotional attachment. This is known as an avoidant insecure attachment. This also shows that biology doesn’t have anything to do with attachment because the monkeys were both experimented with machine caregivers. Which shows comparison with my husband and his adopted mother. I believe the best way to have a secured relationship is to have a good bond between the infant and caregiver. In other words, affection shows that you will provide safety, care and love. “Cuddling kept normal development on track” thus causing a secured attachment and making a secured adult in the
Do you ever wonder why adults act the way they do? Why some people are avoidant, have trust issues, or even have good or bad relationships. Today we will take a look at the main causes for our adult behaviors and relationships. Infant attachment explains that depending on how the caregiver is towards the infant is how likely the infant will act and develop in the future. The Attachment theory by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth stresses that an infant must gain an attachment with a parent or caregiver in order to have a good social and emotional behavior. In this assignment I will be talking about the different types of attachments and examine which one my husband has and how it shaped him to be the person he is today. …show more content…
Infant attachment establishes how adult social relationships are and this is because as an infant the attachment is their first relationship with someone which is what the child most familiar with. This makes you conditioned to react a certain way towards others. This proves that nurture is important for an infant because it will help them have more affection because they were used to receiving it as a child. This brings me back to the Henry Harlow experiment on moneys which explains that “infant love was no simple response to the satisfaction of physiological needs. Attachment was not primarily about hunger or thirst.” Meaning that you can benefit off having your needs but this will create a lack of emotional attachment. This is known as an avoidant insecure attachment. This also shows that biology doesn’t have anything to do with attachment because the monkeys were both experimented with machine caregivers. Which shows comparison with my husband and his adopted mother. I believe the best way to have a secured relationship is to have a good bond between the infant and caregiver. In other words, affection shows that you will provide safety, care and love. “Cuddling kept normal development on track” thus causing a secured attachment and making a secured adult in the