types of attachment

• • Stranger anxiety: The infant is happy and plays as normal when both the mother and stranger are present, but becomes distressed when the mother leaves them alone with the stranger.
• • Separation anxiety: The infant becomes distressed when the mother leaves.
• • Reunion behaviour: The infant is calmed and becomes happy again once reunited with the mother.
• • Exploration behaviour: The infant uses the mothers as a ‘base’ from which to safely explore the room and return to.