Attachment measures

Loring Jones’s article Measuring Resiliency and Its Predictors in Recently Discharged Foster Youth is a study where 97 foster youth are interviewed six months after they are discharged from the foster care system. The study took place at a foster care residence that uses a “residential education” approach. This means the emphasis at this facility was on education and social development. The interview is used to see how resilient the youth are based on predetermined predictors for being resilient…

New Zealand. This essay focuses on the comparison in infant sleeping arrangements among different culture. Moreover, further discussion of attachment theory in which mainly focusing on Ainsworth (1979) research findings and a hypothesis on relationships between maternal behavior and infant behavior with its effect on various sleeping arrangements. Attachment theory was initially developed by British psychologist John Bowlby, by using various ethological theories and later, Mary Ainsworth who…

The importance of having a secure base cannot be overstated as it has been proven to aid in the promotion of brain and personality development and also emotional regulation (Parent Child Attachment, Slide 4). In Isabella’s case she essentially lost the two most constant secure figures in her life and this caused her world to become confusing and stressful all at once. Because this divorce occurred during her childhood, and not earlier or…

The mother I interviewed showed how Bowlby’s attachment theory plays out throughout the lives of her children and how she, as a caregiver, developed as a caregiver. She reported that her parenting style did change, not just because of time, but because of her experiences as a parent that changed her…

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…

this exercise allowed me to have more time to focus on my attachment styles and self- serving prophecies. One thing that I learned about during my day of non-complaining is that I think that I have a secure attachment style. I decided to interview a family member that I thought had the best formed perspective of me, to help me learn more about myself. So, I asked my mother. My mom said that she believes that I have anxious attachment style. Another thing that I had time to consider during…

My attachment style dilemma I knew this day would come, where I would have to figure out what my attachment style is. The only problem, even after taking developmental psychology and reading the course books for this class, I’m still contemplating what my attachment style was growing up. Some of the issues I have come across are: time spent with parents, environmental factors, and attachment style change. Time with parents On October 10th my mother gave birth to me in Baltimore, Maryland.…

theory and attachment, emotional availability and depression, and child maltreatment and domestic violence. Relationships are critical to a child’s development, and even more important, is the consistency of a caretaker. “Developmental theory, when applied to early attachment, can help us understand how stressful events affect young children and their families, particularly when those events lead to changes in routines and the absence of a family member” (Osofsky et al., 2013). These…

be different depending on how attached are they with their parents. The social relationship a child has with his or her parents directly correlates with the relationships and social behavior the child will have throughout life. As a result, the attachment a child has with his or her parents is essential to his or her social development. “Parental attitude toward their children have a strong impact on the child sense…

Intimacy I believe both Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court are in the second stage of Sullivan Harry Stack’s interpersonal Development. This stage is called early adolescence. Unlike the preadolescence when children are focused on making few close friend which mostly are the same sex. Early adolescence, however, are more focused on learning to form a good relationship with a person of the opposite gender and developing a sense of identity. Sullivan believes that identity and self-esteem are slowly…