Attachment measures

Notebook Activity #3- Attachment Summary of experience: This notebook activity’s focus was the stages of attachment that children go through. I focused on Bowlby’s Ethological Theory on the four stages of attachment. The first phase, preattachment, is where an infant’s built-in signals, such as grasping, smiling, crying and gazing into an adult’s eyes help bring newborns into close contact with the people around them. The second phase, “attachment in the making,” is where infants begin to…

Erikson uses attachment theory for forming the basis for relationships in a couple of his psychosocial stages. One of the stages is Erikson first stage of psychosocial development is trust vs. Mistrust (Faris & McCaroll, 2010). This occurs the first year of a baby’s life…

days after birth is when mother and baby start to form an attachment. However, this will not grow if the mother neglects her baby by not speaking to, holding or interacting with her baby. One of the devastating effects of neglect is the impact it has on the attachment amongst the child and their primary caregiver. As Bowlby states it is essential that children develop an attachment within their first year, this then enables for attachments in later life (McLeod, 2007). On the other hand,…

Substandard care can hinder a child’s development creating developmental delays, attachment disorders, brain atrophy, aggressive behavior and emotional and physical health problems (Huynh, 2014). Yet it also has to be evaluated whether an institutional placement might be a more suitable option than a family member in some cases. An extensive study by…

Within the social perspective my issue with attachment could be called an anxious ambivalence. There are four types of attachment according to Bowlby’s attachment theory: secure attachment, avoidant attachment, ambivalent attachment, and disorganized attachment (Travis 264). Earlier, I mentioned how I would avoid expressing myself to people and this would cause a separation, but at the same time wanting…

not take precedence over the foster family that raised him. Taking a child from a family he has known all his life only promotes attachment issues. For example, we are having difficulties with Kevin having a stable relationship with our family. He has no concept of “stranger-danger”. He will go to anyone and that scares our family. This adds further injury to the attachment development of these children. Having a secure base (consisting of availability, sensitivity, acceptance, cooperation, and…

For this observation assignment I attended Horseshoe Trails Elementary School in Cave Creek, where I observed a boy in second grade. To keep the confidentiality of the child, I will refer to him as Colin. Colin is a Caucasian 8-year-old male, who lives with his older sister and both parents in Cave Creek. His teacher, Ms. Sunshine, informed me he is a bright child who performs above average in all of his core subjects. She reported he has several friends in class and has started to take an…

as being separated from his mother as well as homelessness at such a young age has led to overall emotional distress. In regards to Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby’s article “An Ethological Approach to Personal Development (1991) fright activates attachment behaviour, as one tries to reach a haven of safety. This theory is portrayed when Michael is presented in a fearful or nerve-racking situation he reacts by closing his eyes and counting down. This strategy comes from what his mother made him…

The positive, encouraging relationship of a family system brings health, vitality and a thriving foundation for a child’s self to develop (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). When secure attachments do not occur, negative parenting style exists, and where a warmth dimension is void, the outcome can have a negative impact on the health and development of the child’s self over a life span (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). Research of family systems has existed for over 60 years and has shown the influence that…

I started high-school at a small charter high-school where they only accepted select students and were expected to perform at nearly college levels in class. For me, this was a difficult time in deciding where I belonged in terms of school groups. Our class of nearly 100 students was split between those who were considered hard workers by the teachers and those who did not. When I did not complete my homework assignments or tests, I felt that in the eyes of my professors that I was deemed as a…