PSYC10004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attachment Theory, Mental Model, Maternal Bond
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Close emotional relationship b/w 2 persons, characterised by mutual affection and a desire to maintain proximity (closeness) An emotional bond with a specific person that is enduring across space and time. Affectional ties or emotional bonds that children form with their primary caregiver. Dv: amount of time with mother, feeding time, returning with threatened. Infant quickly took what needed to satisfy hunger -> spent much more time on cloth mother. When monkey was threatened, he ran straight to the comfort mother (cloth) Behaviour as adolescents: aggressive interaction - no normal play (because isolated) Behaviour as adults: isolate monkeys abnormal sexual behaviour. Length of time of deprivation experience: up to 3 months, no problem; Importance of interaction with other members of the species - nurturing adults, peers. Attachment behaviour is pre-wired in humans to keep immature infants close to their parents. Traits and behaviours part of an evolutionary adaptive system. Review of findings of studies of institutionalised children for who.
