Discuss functions of attachment that have been proposed by psychologists (12 marks) A function of attachment which was proposed is called the Cupboard love theory. This suggests that infants attach to those who satisfy their needs i.e. provide nourishment. Therefore, infants will associate their caregivers with gratification. The infant will then go to the caregiver to satisfy their needs and this eventually transitions into a feeling of security when the caregiver is around. However, a study by
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to the behaviour of humans. I plan to compare the similarities and differences with Skinner’s study of non-human animals in his research on reinforcement and learning (Toates 2010 page 167) and that of Harlow’s study of non-human animals in his attachment study (Toates 2010 page 1960), as the main focus for my reference. Although it is now widely acknowledged that Harlow’s research methods would now be considered as being unethical. It was the subsequent debates in response to these research methods
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ourselves from other people, will impact our personalities later in life. The advice I would give to someone who is going through early adulthood and is confused about feelings they have for a partner is to try to understand the attachment theory. Attachment theory explains why people behave they do in romantic relationships and it is very useful because it can improve the relationship
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How do the Theories of Emotion, Motivation and Development explain the events and public response to the James Bulger case of 1993? Theories allow people to see the world in a clear manner and allow them to perform actions based on what is rational. There are many theories that have evolved over the past century in Western cultures that attempt to explain how personalities develop, why people behave in certain ways, the type of environmental conditions that motivate them into acting in specific
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describes how these behavioral tendencies are passed down, whether the person loathes the personality or not. After describing the Harlow’s study with the attachment of monkeys to a wire “mother” and a cloth “mother”, the article moves to Ainsworth’s “Strange Situation” experimental observations. Babies were labeled into 3 groups based on their attachment: Babies who protested or cried when separated from their mother and returned to normal when the mother returned, babies who were clingy to their mothers
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The Effects of Military Service on Children and Families Abstract When a service member is deployed or sent on a tour, this has a drastic change in the life of the service member’s family especially the children. Being the family of a military service member is already a difficult and complex lifestyle; deployments don’t make it any easier. Military deployment is a unique experience affecting both service members who make sacrifices for our country, and the loved ones who await their
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Couple Therapy 1. The emergence and growth of EFT 2. The EFT approach 3. How is EFT different from other approaches 4. Where does the EFT Theory of Change come from 5. What does EFTY look like 6. The process of change 2: An Attachment View of Love: The EFT Philosophy (the relationship is the client) 1. The EFT perspective on adult love 3: The EFT Theory of Change: Within and Between 1. Integrating systemic and experiential perspectives 2. Summary: The primary assumptions of EFT 4: The
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UNRESOLVED GRIEF AND CONTINUING BONDS: AN ATTACHMENT PERSPECTIVE Much of the contemporary bereavement literature on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) has emphasized its adaptiveness and given limited attention to when it may be maladaptive. The attachment literature on disorganized– unresolved attachment classification in relation to loss, or ‘‘unresolved loss,’’ is informative in identifying CB expressions that are indicative of failure to integrate the death of a loved one. In
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ttachment and Self Disclosure in Groups Attachment and self disclosure can say a lot about a person. There was a study done to investigate attachment style and self disclosure in the first group counseling session. This was done in order to explain variable of group functioning. The attachment style was done by self report questionnaires and the self-disclosure was done by observations. There were more than four hundred participants that were split up into twenty seven different groups. I find
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alternative care. (Ainsworth 1962) Bowbly was the author of the hugely influential but also controversial “attachment theory” saying that: if within the first six months the attachment or bond to mother either fails to establish or breaks down in some way, there are serious negative consequences for the child's state of mind well into the future. Schaffer and Emerson (1964) found that attachments did not automatically result from the mother simply being with the baby, as Bowlby had thought. Instead
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