Attachment Theory (Bowlby, Ainsworth, Harlow)

We want to co-construct a secure attachment with our children, so that...:

• They are open to interact with the world/others

• They believe others can be trusted

• Their developmental outcomes are more positive than negative

• All of the above

Ainsworth placed her types of attachment into two distinct categories, what were these?

• Anxious and astute
• Secure and insecure
• Stable and shaky
• Tentative and trusting

An infant that is calmed quickly and easily on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

• Insecure-avoidant

• Piaget

• Insecure-resistant

• Secure

An infant that seems disinterested in the mother on reunion is displaying signs of which type of attachment?

• Insecure-avoidant

• Ainsworth

• Insecure-resistant

• Secure

Which of these best describes a SECURE attachment?

• Young children cling to their parent when they are in a new place
• Young children are allowed to do whatever they want to
• Young children never cry, even when punished
• Young children may cry with they are left, but be happy when their caregiver returns

Children, who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents, are more likely than other children to:

• Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
• Become permissive parents
• Show a high level of social competence
• Be less achievement oriented

When a child displays distress at strangers...

• stranger anxiety
• detachment
• secure attachment
• separation anxiety

Attachment style when a child shows distress when the caregiver is gone and welcomes her back

• Avoidant
• Disorganized
• Resistant
• Secure

When a child displays distress when the caregiver is not near...

• stranger anxiety
• detachment
• separation anxiety
• imprinting

Babies have an attachment to their parents immediately after birth.

• true
• false