Attachments

What are the special relationships that children and young people have with their parents and other key people in their lives called?

• Friendships

• Attachments or bonds

• Acquaintances

• Partnerships

How is an attachment defined in the context of Attachment Theory?

• A legal bond between two individuals

• A professional relationship between colleagues

• An emotional bond between 2 people who seek closeness and feel more secure in the presence of the attachment figure

• A temporary connection between two strangers

Which of the following theorists is NOT mentioned in the learning material as someone whose theory of attachment will be looked at over the next few weeks?

• Bowlby

• Ainsworth

• Piaget

• Schaffer and Emerson

According to John Bowlby, babies are primed to develop an attachment to which key person in their lives?

• Father

• Mother

• Sibling

• Caregiver

What did John Bowlby suggest was a survival instinct for a baby?

• Learning to walk

• Developing an attachment to one person

• Speaking early

• Self-feeding

What common factor did Bowlby find among the young people in the offenders' institution?

• They all had excellent academic records

• They all came from wealthy families

• They all had a separation from their mothers

• They all had committed the same type of offense

What term did Bowlby use to describe the deprivation of a mother in the early years of a child's life?

• Paternal deprivation

• Sibling deprivation

• Maternal deprivation

• Social deprivation

According to Bowlby, how can even a short separation from the mother affect a child?

• It has no significant effect

• It improves their independence

• It affects their later behaviour and the mother-child relationship

• It enhances their academic performance

What is the first stage of separation anxiety according to the image?

• Despair

• Detachment

• Protest

• Acceptance

During the 'despair' stage of separation anxiety, how do children typically behave?

• They become aggressive and disobedient.

• They become withdrawn and very quiet.

• They cry, scream, and show distress.

• They avoid contact with the parent.