PSYCH 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Mary Ainsworth, Disorganized Schizophrenia, Reinforcement
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Secure attachments predominate across cultures, but the percentage of different forms of insecure attachments varies. Mary ainsworth was trying to understand attachment: in other words, she wanted to understand how parents are loving their children which results in some type of sequence. This is probably due to individualistic vs. collectivist cultures. Avoidant kids have a higher heart rate than secure kids, even though outward appearance: you wouldn"t think so. Disorganized type: shows larger risk for acting out, indication of abuse or grandma died early on in mother"s life (mother"s primary caregiver) Secure pattern is most frequent in all cultures: but avoidant and resistant differ across cultures. Sensitive caregiving (synchrony: synchrony in play and distress. Be sensitive to their needs during play. In instances of distress, follow the child"s need (not the child"s lead) An appropriate working model in the caregiver: helping by modeling your own secureness in life, check out bolby.
