secure+attachment

= = = 1375912017 = = Definition: = toc Ch 6, p. 136
 * Secure Attachment-** a pattern of attachment in which an infant readily separates from the parent, seeks proximity when stressed, and uses the parent as a safe base for exploration.

= Examples: = Mary Ainsworth's The Strange Situation A series of eight episodes in which the child is observed in the following situations: with the mother, with the mother & a stranger, alone with the stranger, completely alone for a few minutes, reunited with the mother, alone again, with the stranger again, reunited with the mother. The child's reaction will either be an example of secure attachment, insecure/avoidant attachment, insecure/ambivalent attachment, or insecure/disorganized attachment. media type="youtube" key="QTsewNrHUHU" height="315" width="420" The behavior displayed as an example of secure attachment could be readily separating from caregiver and easily absorbed in exploration; seeks contact when threatened or frightened and is readily consoled; does not resist or avoid contact from the mother upon beig reunited, instead happily greets, or is easily soothed.

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