Types of Attachment: Secure, Insecure-avoidant and Insecure-resistant (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards

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Types of Attachment: Secure, Insecure-avoidant and Insecure-resistant
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3 types of attachment

Secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-resistant

Caregiver responsiveness in secure attachment

High sensitive responsiveness

Secure attachment exploration behaviour

Happy to explore, use caregiver as safe base

Stranger anxiety in secure attachment

High stranger anxiety

Reunion behaviour in secure attachment

Happy reunion behaviour

Later relationships from secure attachment

Happy, healthy relationships

Caregiver responsiveness in insecure resistant

Inconsistent sensitive responsiveness (variable behaviour)

Child traits in insecure resistant attachment

Needy and attention-seeking

Reunion behaviour in insecure resistant

Angry reunion behaviour

Later relationships from insecure resistant

Clingy, unstable relationships

Caregiver responsiveness in insecure avoidant

Low sensitive responsiveness

Stranger anxiety in insecure avoidant

Low stranger anxiety

Later relationships from insecure avoidant

Struggle to form relationships

Continuity hypothesis (Bowlby)

Attachment styles remain consistent

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