Attachment in adults

I open the door of my home and feel the warmth that is taking me over. I sense the sweet smell of incense sticks and hear my children calling my name out loudly. Another day at University has gone and once again I return to my sacred and safe place. Personally, I crave and pursue safety. “I enjoy being safe. Having a place where I can hide from everything, escape from reality. My little world, unspoilt and sheltered” (Personal Journal, 11th October, 2016). During the past weeks I found myself…

Is it necessary to have a strong parental bond in childhood to become successful in adulthood? Neurobiologists say yes. They have located regions within the amygdala and cortex that facilitate in social recognition and impede stress responses. In this paper, I will first give a brief introduction to Jojo and explain why he stood out to me above the rest of the characters, I will then explore what Zobel was expressing with Jojo’s character about the social and cultural values of the Haitians in…

In order to foster healthier thoughts and behaviors, it is important for therapists and clients to move beyond the concept of blame. Individuals learn to cope with life’s difficulties the best way that they can, given their circumstances. In this vein, Peled and Sacks (2008) offer a feminist critique that questions the validity of labeling women “codependent.” The codependent characteristics of caretaking and self-sacrifice are taught to women, especially in their roles as wives and mothers.…

infancy and toddlerhood include trust and mistrust during infancy; and, autonomy versus shame and doubt during toddlerhood (Newman & Newman, 2015). During the infant stage of development, the child begins to form connections based on the quality of attachments made with their caregivers. Newman and Newman (2015) state that trust is the belief in the “availability, dependability, and sensitivity of another person” (p. 177). Also, infants begin to form these types of connections based on the child…

Different approaches of children with the therapist might indicate their attachment styles. In the absence of the mother, the child’s response could either be to hold themselves in the same position or shout out around the room. (Harlow, 1958:673-685) The situation changes in mother’s presence. The relationship between the mother…

("Your Personality," n.d.) Psychologists refer to these individual differences as attachment styles. Personal Patterns of Attachment According to the survey I took on personal patterns of attachment, my results represented my personal patterns of attachment are fearful-avoidant. Generally, people who are fearfully avoidant in their relationships are uncomfortable and may depend on others depending on serving as an attachment figure. Moreover, they worry that others may not be there emotionally…

Attachment Theories and Their Effects The interaction between an infant and her parents have serious and lasting effects in her life through the way she approaches future relationships with other people, and also with how she approaches her relationship with God. How much she trusted her parents will be reflected in how much she trusts her romantic partner or God, much in the same way of how she expects to be treated in her relationships reflects how she was treated by her parents. Different…

The Keeping Ourselves Safe (KOS) program is run in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and the New Zealand Police. It was introduced into schools in 1989 with the purpose of educating children about child abuse and how to prevent it. According to Sanders (2004) the three main goals of KOS was to “teach the children safe practices; encourage victims of abuse to come forward and to raise awareness within the community of the need to keep children safe”. The program has been split into age…

the different attachment styles of children and how their attachment to their caregiver affects their behavior. According to Mary Ainsworth 's strange situation experiment where a child, caregiver and stranger are in a room and observing how the child reacts to the stranger being there, the caregiver leaving and then returning. Based off the way that the child reacts to these different situations allowed for four different attachment styles to become standardized. The four attachment styles are…

different attachment qualities between children of 9 months to 2 years old. There are 3 types of attachments: secure attachment, ambient attachment, and avoidant attachment. In secure attachment, the baby will become very distressed when the mothers leave, be friendly with strangers only when the mother is around, and positive and happy when the mother returns. These babies are usually confident that their attachment figures will provide them with what they need. With ambient attachment, the…