PSYC 2240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: John Bowlby, Parenting Styles, Mary Ainsworth

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2240
• Professor: Daniel Beliciu

Document Summary

Leading theory - sullivan"s theory of interpersonal development (personality theory: emphasized the social aspects of growth, psychological development can be best understood in interpersonal terms, theory focuses on transformations in relationships with others, psychological disorders. Have some sort of manifestations in your relationships that can be traced back to your childhood. **read text/ppt chart - sullivan"s progression of needs** John bowlby: attachment theory grew from psychoanalytic thought, early relationships btwn mother and child have a tremendous impact, earliest bonds are continuous. Mary ainsworth - 1970 - strange situation: ainsworth described 3 major styles of attachment: secure attachment, resistant-in- secure attachment, and avoidant-insecure attachment. 4/29/16: disorganized-insecure attachment - main and solomon in 1986. Attachment: strong and enduring emotional bond (usually formed first in infancy) Attachment behaviours: all those behaviours that allow a child or an adult to achieve and retain physical proximity to someone else to whom he is attached, internal working model: mental representation of the relationship.