Attachment Style and Relationships Laurie Henry Psy/220 November 10, 2013 Charlene Sears-Tolbert Attachment Style and Relationships Part 1 According to the Robert Sternberg triangular theory of love the three dimensions passion, intimacy and commitment all play essential roles in forming relationships. Passion mean strong emotion, excitement, and physiological arousal, often tied to sexual desire and attraction Baumgardner & Crothers (2009). These emotions can become overpowering and
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Attachment From birth, we are always surrounded by people. The doctors and nurses who deliver us. The parents who raise us and help us to become an adult. The family members that always want to be around us. The people we stand in line next to in the grocery store. We come in contact with a lot of people throughout our lifetime. We have different relationships with each one of them. People are emotionally connected with others in different ways. As we grow older, we socially develop and create
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caregive which usually relates to its mother. This is thought to be a bond which is pre programmed into an adult reflecting its intention to care for a baby (Bowlby 1969). He believes following extensive studies, one being theories relating to attachment (Ref 2) that it is imperitive for a child to experience positive attatchments as a baby they will demonstrate this behavious in adulthood and form health attatchments throughout their lives providing they have recived this from their mother within
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There are numerous debates in regards to developmental psychology. One of the main debates to begin with is nature vs nurture; some individuals believe that we are products of our environment while others regards us while others believe that we are products of our genetics. John Locke believes that when we are born we are a “tabula rasa” a blank slate which means that he supports the idea that we are products of our environment and also supports behaviourism. Another debate is continuity v discontinuity
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developed close attachments with parents. Shaffer (2005) described emotional attachments as infants normally form affection ties to their close companions during the first year of life. Parent’s initial emotional bonding with their infants builds in strength as they gear their behaviour to the infant’s social signals and established synchronized routines. These exquisite interactions are pleasing for both parents and infants are thought to contribute to strong reciprocal attachments. Spodek and Saracho
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At least one parents should stay home to make sure that they make a secure attatchment with their children. The attachment children make with their primary caregivers at a Young age has a great impact their social, cognitive and physcological development. The attatchement children form with their parent influences their ability to manage stress, success in future relationships, their tenancy to explore and learn, the likelihood of them taking risks, ability to bounce back from difficult situations
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How Insecure Attachment in Early Childhood Impact Romantic Attachments Later in Life Anna Crosby Introduction to Psychology How Insecure Attachment in Early Childhood Impact Romantic Attachments Later in Life The fact that early childhood experiences have significant impacts on later human developments is undisputable. The childhood experiences account for adulthood differences
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Alayna Earl Kimber Antrobus Stacey Riggle Shelbie Wilson Candance Cochran Heather Coley University of Kentucky Abstract In the following, partner baggage and the contributing factors will be discussed. These factors are the equity theory, attachment styles, when to reveal and when to conceal, and the cognitive dissonance theory. These factors play a very big role in relationship baggage and they are all discussed extensively through many scholarly articles. The following articles illustrate
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Centre Number Surname Other Names Candidate Signature Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use Examiner’s Initials Question Mark General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination January 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Psychology (Specification A) Unit 1 PSYA1 Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Research Methods 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm Thursday 8 January 2009 You will need no other materials. Time allowed 1 hour 30 minutes Instructions Use black
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There are many explanations for attachment such as learning theory and evolutionary perspective (Bowlby). Discuss one explanation of attachment (8 marks) A01 – Description (4 marks) Bowlby’s attachment theory states that attachment is adaptive and innate (genetic). Infants elicit care giving and become attached to those individuals who respond sensitively to their signals (social releasers). The relationship with the primary attachment figure (monotropy) acts like a framework for future adult relationships
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