Attachment in adults

Attachment is defined as the bond or relationship that develops between the infants and caregivers (Egeland, 2004). “The attachment is a reciprocal, enduring emotional tie between an infant and a caregiver, each of whom contribute to the quality of relationship”(Papalia, Old & Feldman, 2009). When a baby is born, parents will learn and try to understand and fulfill the needs of the baby. The baby use the way like crying to show out his or her desire, hence when the parents hear the baby cry they…

Attachment Attachment is the key to building a relationship. Infants who cannot speak communicate with their caregiver through different behaviors such as but not limited to crying, smiling, clinging, moving etc. Its amazing how they are “pre-wired” to behave certain way in order to built a relationship with their caregiver. Relationship is built by reciprocal responses between an adult and an infant. Infants will do what they are capable of. For the newborns it is crying or not crying. They…

One’s style of attachment can affect their relationships, trust, as well as their mindset about relationships and love. The text discusses how securely attached adults would “experience more trust and closeness in their love relationships than did avoidant or anxious-ambivalent adults” (Feist 161). Moreover, securely attached adults were more positive and less cynical about their relationships and love. Recognizing our attachment style can allow us to understand our strengths and…

Attachment Theory. School Shootings can have life-changing effects on young people victimized by the event. Each survivor of this trauma is unique and pulls on various resources to contribute to psychological recovery. The ability of an individual to process the event, cope, make sense of, and regulate their emotions, all play a key role in recovery after a school shooting and are linked to Attachment Theory. Attachment Theory, originated by John Bowlby, a British psychologist,…

that psychologically, the quality of attachment relationships is a major factor associated with the well-being of very young children.”(Baumeister,1995) There is a direct correlation between the attachment theories assessment in explaining the effects divorce has on children. For a variety of reasons…

Researchers, Carlson, Hostinar, Mliner, and Gunnar (2014) examined the formation of attachment in post-institutionalized (PI) infants and their adoptive parents following early social deprivation. The sample was comprised of 65 (PI) toddlers with their parents at 1-3 and 7-9 months post-adoption who were compared to 52 non-adopted (NA) infants. Each parent-child dyad were instructed to participate in a 1.5 hour laboratory sessions at 1-3 and 7-9 months post-adoption. The sessions were videotaped…

in a romantic relationship? Attachment representations in adults are assessed by examining the coherency of speech and thought processes about early relationship issues in the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) (Adam, Gunnar & Tanaka 2004). Which did Hazan and Shaver (1987) did as cited in Levy & Blatt (1999). Hazan and Shaver (1987) used AAI and developed some questionnaires to assess attachment styles in adult relationships. They reasoned that the same three attachment styles identified in…

Infant Cognitive Development Bonding and attachment are often interchangeable terminology utilized to describe the connection between parents and infants (Redshaw, & Martin, 2013). Often a mother becomes attached to a child simply from the action of pregnancy and feeling the child growing, moving even hiccupping fosters an attachment based on this physical experience (Redshaw, & Martin, 2013). Bonding, however, occurs post birth, this is a bond that is developed within the first hours,…

Hazan and Shaver published a study that took the idea of romantic relationships and redefined them as attachment relationships.…

who is reared by a caregiver with depression. This research examines four empirical research studies to determine if there is a link to a child’s social- emotional development and caregiver depression. The research produced four major themes: the attachment style of the child and mentally ill parent, a child’s ability…