HDFS 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: John Bowlby, Attachment In Adults, 5Star
17 Oct 2018
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Older adults cope with anxiety, stress or frustration by reacting in less self-destructive or emotional ways than they would have when they were younger. Women are more likely to avoid unpleasant or stressful situations, to blame themselves when things go wrong, and to seek the support of other. Men are more likely to externalize their feelings. Proposes that early bonds between infants and caregivers set the stage for all individuals" later relationships. Attachment styles= mental representations of frameworks about what to expect in relationships. Secure attachment style = if people feel safe and cared for. Feel confident about self and confident that others will treat them well. Most of adults are categorized as this. Anxious attachment style = abandoned as infants or felt they would be. Imagine that adult partners will abandon them. Avoidant attachment style = neglected in infancy. Intense fear of abandonment that leads to staying away from all close relationships.
