PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Synaptic Pruning, Frontal Lobe, Character Education

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Heather Jenkin

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Last week lecture attachment in romantic relationship. Infants are wired to form a social and emotional to their caregiver form of survival. Depending on type of caregiving children grow certain types of relations. Anxious attachment inconsistent carrying children become clingily. Avoiding attachment infant learned not rely on caregiver . Secure attachment mother is carrying for child when needed. The parent child template teach us how the relationship aspect should work. Relationship templates are also called internal working models. Attachement is measured on 2 dimensions : avoidance and anxiety. Adopt a self reliant attitude to decrease dependence on others. Believe that partner can help manage distress. More likely to self disclose in relationship. More likely to respond adaptively to threats. Anxiety and attachment avoidance are dimensions not categories. Romantic attachment styles can change over time. Havi(cid:374)g a(cid:374) i(cid:374)secure attach(cid:373)e(cid:374)t style does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) that cant have a relationship. Lifespan perspective refers to the idea that development is a lifelong process.