Explain the role of the internal working model in Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment.
attachment to primary caregiver provides a child with am understanding of relationships (Bowlby)
the model represents a template of relationship with primary figure and acts as a template for future relationships (continuity hypothesis) someone with a positive internal working model will become a responsive caregiver; someone with a negative internal working model will become inconsistent in caregiving or neglectful
