attachment

• what is attachment?

  • an emotional two way bond between infant and caregiver (reciprocal)
• what is reciprocity?

  • mother responding to infant's needs
  • develops at 3 months
• what is interactional synchrony?

  • mother and infant mirror each other's actions
  • BRAZELTON(1975)- like a dance
• what are the 3 behaviours of attachment?

  • PROXIMITY - staying close to attachment figure
  • SEPARATION DISTRESS - distress shown when attachment figure leaves their presence
  • SECURE BASE BEHAVIOUR - even when apart from attachment figure, we make regular contact with them