PSY 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mary Ainsworth, Terrycloth, Midlife Crisis
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How our relationships form and change over time: childhood, attachment bond= powerful emotional bond with caregivers. 2. evident in every culture (there are different styles) Avoidant-equally comfortable with stranger and parent, less interested in environment iii. Ambivalent-wary, clinging to parent; angry and not calmed by parent"s return iv. Secure attachment bonds associated with better adolescent relationships: adolescence. Form own identities and separate from parents, peer influence becomes greater. Marriage or civil union is very common, aaaand about a 50% divorce rate :/ and about 75% of people who were divorced eventually remarry. Actually, second divorce rate is usually higher (more stress like blending families, etc) Best indicator of marital longevity: at least 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative reactions (she talks about this researcher that predicts people"s marriage longevity based on minute interactions) positive= smiling, touching, complimenting, laughing. There"s no evidence that shows adults flounder around after their kids leave the home, it"s a relatively short adjustment period.
