PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Erik Erikson, Mary Ainsworth

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 101
• Professor: Natalie Dautovich

Document Summary

Lifelong emotional bond that exists between infants and their caregivers. Formed during the first six months of life. Critical period- infants strongly attach to an adult. Main observations: how the child copes with separation and with reunion. Explores the situation freely in the presence of the mother. Seeking closeness to the mother and not exploring the situation. High level of distress when the mother leaves. Ambivalent behavior when she returns by alternately clinging to and pushing away from her. Inability to establish intimacy leads to social isolation. Generativity: active involvement in teaching/guiding the next generation. Respond adaptively: acquire strengths needed for next developmental stage. Respond maladaptively: less likely to be able to adapt to other problems. Sharp decline when birth control pills were introduced. The term baby boomer is generally applied to anyone between the ages of 47 and 67. With increasing age, perceived limitations on time lead to re-organization of goal hierarchies.