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Test 2
Attachment
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
11/09/2009

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Concepts related to attatchment theory
Definition
working models of self and others, secure base, separation anxiety
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What is applicable to attactchement theory
Definition
closer relationships
friendships
sibling relationships
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What do attatchment theorist believe?
Definition
that people have have natural tendency to try and develop close relational bonds with other throughout the life span
-it is important in childhood to develop and part of human development
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What is attatchement known to protect?
Definition
-Children in in close proximity to caregivers. Protects children from danger and provides them with a secure base from which to explore the world
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What are the goals of attachment theory when it comes to children
Definition
-sense of security and independence
-develop a healthy capacity for intimacy
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Attachment and adulthood
Definition
attatchment influences typs of relationshios we desire
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Internal working Models
Definition
cognitive representations of oneself and potential partners that reflect an individuals past expeiernces in close relationships and help him or her understand the world
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