John Bowlby

Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches Theoretical Approach to Psychotherapy My theoretical approach to counseling is based on a belief that our childhood directly affects how we develop. I often wonder as adults, where our personal beliefs, values, and thoughts stem from. My theory is that these thoughts and beliefs originate from our childhood memories and experiences that we have learned at a young age. My theory relates to behaviors as well, in that what we do, and how we act are a…

Throughout history, in the majority of families, a bond between the parent and child is evident. This bond can be considered what scholars refer to as “attachment”. The theory of attachment has undergone much research among scholars and a large amount of them have agreed that there are four types of attachment. An example of this research is the “Strange Situation”. To begin, I will describe each of the four types and provide examples to help better one’s understanding. Later, I will…

Investigation: The influence of birth order on personality Report Introduction Birth order is defined as an ordinal position of a child’s birth in relation to their siblings. A firstborn is a child who is born first within the family, and a later-born is a child born after the first child. Personality is defined as a pattern of thought, feelings or behaviour that makes an individual unique. The big 5 personality traits are five main domains or dimensions of personality used to represent human…

I. Vocabulary 1. Encumbrance- noun- A burden or impediment. (Pg 21) 2. Accouchement- noun- The process of giving birth to a baby. (Pg 23) 3. Camaraderie- noun- Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. (Pg 25) II. Discussion Questions 1. Do you think that Mr. Pontellier had a sickness similar to what he believed Raoul had as a child? Did this help him come to the consensus that Raoul was sick? 2. Edna Pontellier said that she was not a mother-woman. Do you…

Significant impacts of the psychosocial crisis for infancy and toddlerhood The most significant impacts of the psychosocial crisis of 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…

This article was a research conducted by people to study the concept of resilience in people especially children who tried to adapt in spite of stress, tragedy or trauma. Resilience is the process by which people adapt well in tragedy, trauma, threats, health problems, stress and other things. Reading the article, there were some topics in psychology that could be linked to the concept of resilience. The types of attachment theory by Mary Ainsworth, our perception, and also the contexts of…

Have you ever wondered how animals imprint? Animal Imprinting is a very common thing. We don’t even notice it happening sometimes. So how do animals imprint and what/who do they imprint on? Animal imprinting Animals typically imprint when they are a newborn or are very young. They will establish a behavioral pattern of recognition and attraction towards others. There are numerous types of imprinting. Such as, filial imprinting. Filial imprinting is when offspring imprint on their parents.…

The first theory that has influenced my parenting style is Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development. This theory emphasizes the major psychosocial challenges that are important at a specific time in life. For example, I have learned that a baby must develop a sense of security with in the first 18-months of life, and then develop a balance of independence by the time he reaches 3 years old. I have applied this theory while raising Sebastian, because I want him to have a healthy…

Another example of our genes setting us up for social interactions is our eye sight ability. A new born child can only see about eight to thirteen inches. Many researchers have concluded that this is a biology preparing us for our social world, because 8 to 13 inches is about the length of where the new born usually breast feeds. It has also been found that newborns prefer looking at areas of high contrast such as the eyes. (Dunlea, Lecture 4/06/2017, Infant’s Biological Preparedness for Social…

The present study done by J. Kiley Hamlin et al,, in their paper titled “Three-month-olds show a negativity bias in their social evaluations” seeks to answer whether older infants look longer at an individual they later choose to interact with, as this would indicate visual preferences as well as social preference. In this study, it is evident that there is an agreement between preferential looking and preferential reaching methods in the examination of 3-month olds’ social evaluations. In the…