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Watch the Attachment in Practice: Birth to Three Years …
Watch the Attachment in Practice: Birth to Three Years
Children who were securely attached to their caregivers early in life feel _______________ and _______________, and grow a sense of _______________and _______________in themselves. They are associated with performing better at school than _______________attached kids. The original theory of attachment was from psychoanalyst John _______________, who believed that infants need to keep their carer close in order to _______________.
The attachment process begins by the carer’s response to the baby’s signal, like _______________. Babies use other methods and signals to connect with the caregiver as well, including eye contact, _______________to the carer, and watching _______________. In order for secure attachment to develop, the caregiver needs to respond to the baby _______________and _______________. Infants who become securely attached are more likely to develop _______________skills quickly.
3. Responsive parents practice their skills in mind mindedness, or _______________, or also known as _______________function. This is the ability to see from the baby’s perspective to see what they are trying to say or get. When babies receive responsive and sensitive care, they learn about _____________________________. Instead of getting very distressed and reacting immediately when something’s wrong, their past experience allows them to _______________, because they trust that care is coming.
4. In the film, Leila, at ______________months of age, shows separation _______________and cries when her mother leaves her in a stranger’s arms. In this situation, babies will try anything to not be abandoned by their main caregiver. Once Leila is back in her mom’s arms, she feels secure enough to interact with the stranger, visually. _______________, something a baby eventually learns, is how if an object or person disappears out of sight, they still continue to _______________. About _______________ to _______________% of babies become securely attached.
5. In avoidant attachment,the caregiver or parent sends signals to the child that it’s not a good or safe thing to be _______________. In an extreme case, you end up with a very non-emotional and highly _______________person. The other insecure attachment is called _______________attachment or anxious attachment, where children are not sure whether the parent will comfort them in a timely manner or not. The caregiver sometimes will be comforting, other times might be _______________, so it’s an unpredictable relationship.
6. Psychologist Mary _______________developed a way to observe the quality of the attachment relationship for 12 to 18 month olds, in an assessment called the _______________. If the child exhibits insecure _______________attachment, they are _______________by the mom’s absence and don’t react to her when she returns. When the child shows insecure _______________attachment, they are very _______________and hard to console when the mother comes back. A securely attached child may be distressed when the mom leaves, but will be _______________when she returns.
7. When children play in a large and unfamiliar environment, they keep themselves where they feel _______________. This distance changes depending on the circumstances and will _______________(increase or decrease) with age. However, insecurely attached children may not feel confident to explore freely and happily. Bowlby theorized that this period of attachment heavily influences emotional _______________and the ability to cope with life’s challenges later on in life.
8. The _______________ phase has been coined for toddlers going through a time where they want some independence from their caregivers. They distance themselves by reacting _______________to parents or saying _______________. During this challenging time, it is even more important for parents to respond sensitively and clearly to continue building a secure attachment. _______________is now a key part in the attachment relationship; the parent has to be very communicative, clear and decisive about what the child can or cannot do.
9. Children with secure attachment traits tend to have positive _______________ and understand themselves through the reactions and responses of others close to them. Positive reactions from attachment figures help them build _______________ and _______________. These first relationships in their lives provide a model for new relationships now and in the future.
10. For kids who started life with _______________attachments, things can still change and they can grow more into healthier developmental pathways and avoid certain disadvantages. However, some grow up struggling to find that type of ______________that they should have gotten in their childhood.
