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Explanations of Attachment
Bowlby's Monotropic Theory
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What did Bowlby argue about attachment in 1969?
Attachment is
innate
and
evolved
for survival
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What are the five key components of Bowlby’s Monotropic Theory of Attachment?
Adaptive Advantage
Social Releasers
Critical Period
Monotropy
Internal Working Model
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What is the adaptive advantage of attachment according to Bowlby?
It increases survival by providing
protection
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What do infants gain from forming attachments?
Protection
, food, and warmth
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What did Lorenz’s imprinting study demonstrate?
Goslings
attach to the first moving object
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What are social releasers in Bowlby’s theory?
Innate behaviors that trigger
caregiving
responses
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What behaviors are considered social releasers?
Smiling
,
crying
, and making
eye contact
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What did Tronick et al.'s "Still Face Experiment" show?
Infants
become
distressed
when
ignored
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What is the critical period for attachment formation?
2.5 years
, most sensitive at
3-6 months
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What happens if an attachment is not formed during the critical period?
Child may
struggle
with
future
relationships
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What did Harlow’s monkey study demonstrate?
Monkeys raised in
isolation
lacked social bonds
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What does monotropy refer to in Bowlby’s theory?
One special attachment with a
primary caregiver
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Who is typically the primary caregiver in a child's life?
Usually the
mother
or
primary
caregiver
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What did Schaffer & Emerson (1964) find about attachments?
Most babies formed a
primary attachment
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How does the internal working model (IWM) function in relationships?
Acts as a
template
for future relationships
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What does a secure attachment lead to according to Bowlby?
Positive
expectations of
future
relationships
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What did Hazan & Shaver’s "Love Quiz" reveal?
Link between
childhood
attachment and
adult relationships
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What are the strengths of Bowlby’s theory?
Lorenz’s
Imprinting Study
supports innate attachment
Harlow’s
Monkeys
support critical period
Tronick et al.
supports
social releasers
Hazan & Shaver
support
internal working model
Real-world applications in parenting and hospital policies
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What are the weaknesses of Bowlby’s theory?
Schaffer
&
Emerson
found multiple attachments
Rutter’s
study showed attachments can form later
Temperament hypothesis suggests personality matters
Cultural differences challenge the idea of monotropy
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What are the conceptual links related to Bowlby’s theory?
Nature vs. Nurture Debate
Sensitive Period
vs. Critical Period Debate
Attachment & Adult Relationships (
Continuity Hypothesis
)
Real-World Applications in parenting and social work
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How does the nature vs. nurture debate relate to Bowlby’s theory?
Bowlby’s theory is
biological
, but learning theory argues otherwise
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What did Rutter (1998) suggest about attachment formation?
Attachment can form beyond the
critical period
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What does the continuity hypothesis explain?
Early
attachment
affects later relationships
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How have real-world applications of Bowlby’s theory influenced parenting?
Encouraged skin-to-skin contact and
responsive
caregiving
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How have hospital practices changed due to Bowlby’s theory?
Policies now
encourage
parents to stay with
children
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How does understanding attachment trauma help social work?
It supports
children
in
foster care
effectively
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