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How does early attachment influence parenting style?
It determines various personality types that influence parenting style
According to Bailey et al. (2007), what is the relationship between a person's upbringing and their parenting style?
Individuals are likely to raise their children similarly to how they were raised
How does the internal working model influence one's relationships according to the text?
It affects expectations of others and subsequently attitude towards them
What impact can an insecure resistant attachment style have on an individual's relationships?
It may cause trust issues and difficulty in committing to one person
How can experiencing abuse or neglect in childhood impact adult relationships according to the text?
It may result in resistance or rejection of intimacy in adult relationships
What finding from Bailey et al. (2007) supports the idea of continuity in attachment styles?
The majority of women had the same attachment classification both to their babies and their own mothers
How is a child's internal working model related to the development of attachment disorders?
It may lead to the development of an attachment disorder if the child experiences abuse or neglect
According to Bowlby's theory, what is the primary consequence of failing to form an attachment during the critical period?
Socially and emotionally stunted development
What term did Bowlby use to describe the condition characterized by a lack of a mother figure during the critical period for attachment formation?
Maternal deprivation
In Bowlby's study of 44 juvenile thieves, what was associated with maternal deprivation?
Affectionless psychopathy and mental retardation
What term did Bowlby use to describe the idea that an individual can only form one intense attachment, typically with the mother?
Monotropy
What term did Bowlby use to describe the innate tendency for adults to care for a child, which is activated by social releasers such as a cute face?
Mammalian caregiving response
According to Bowlby's theory, what is the primary consequence of being raised in an orphanage or institution with poor caregiver-to-child ratios?
Disinhibited social engagement and indiscriminate friendliness
What term did Bowlby use to describe the mental schema or cognitive representation of relationships that guides an individual's behavior in interpersonal interactions?
Internal working model
According to Bowlby's theory, what is the primary consequence of experiencing emotional neglect or abuse during the critical period for attachment formation?
Impaired ability to form intimate relationships in adulthood
What term did Bowlby use to describe the specific time period during which an attachment can form between a child and a caregiver?
Critical period
According to Bowlby's theory, what is the primary consequence of experiencing multiple disruptions or changes in caregivers during the critical period for attachment formation?
Increased risk of developing reactive attachment disorder
Learn the key concepts of attachment theory in a simple acronym. Understand the importance of adaptive behaviors, social releasers, and critical periods in forming attachments. Explore how these factors influence caregiver-child relationships.
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