PSYC 3450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Ethology, Psychoanalytic Theory, Kewpie
4 Mar 2018
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Chapter 5 establishment of intimate relationships and their implications for future development. Child becomes less able to communicate with other people on their initiative but become more egocentric as theit attention shifts from human beings to toys. Long after they have formed, attachment continue to play a crucial role in childrens lives and that anything that might undermined these bonds can trigger grief and despair and set the stag for poor developmental outcomes. Attachment: a close emotional relationship between two persons, characterized by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity. Bowlby: people who are securely attached take pleasure in their interactions and feel comforted by their partners presence in times of stress or uncertainty. Also stressed that parent child attachments are reciprocal relationships; infants become attached to parents, and parents become attached to infants: neonate: a newborn infant from birth to 1 month. Researchers look at how parents might be drawn to a newborn infant.
