attachment

• attachment


  the formation of a strong reciprocal emotional bond between 2 people

  individuals see each other as essential for emotional security
• 3 characteristics of attachment

  proximity

  separation distress

  secure base behaviour
• reciprocity


  where the caregiver and infant respond to each others signals and each elicits a response from the other
• interactional synchronicity


  when 2 people interact and mirror what the other is doing in terms of facial and body movement