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  2. Secure attachment - Wikipedia

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    Attachment theory explains how the parent-child relationship emerges and provides influence on subsequent behaviors and relationships. Stemming from this theory, there are four main types of attachment: secure attachment, ambivalent attachment, avoidant attachment and disorganized attachment. [2]

  3. Attachment theory - Wikipedia

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    Pivotal aspects of attachment theory include the observation that infants seek proximity to attachment figures, especially during stressful situations. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Secure attachments are formed when caregivers are sensitive and responsive in social interactions , and consistently present, particularly between the ages of six months and two years.

  4. Attachment in children - Wikipedia

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    Four different attachment classifications have been identified in children: secure attachment, anxious-ambivalent attachment, anxious-avoidant attachment, and disorganized attachment. Attachment theory has become the dominant theory used today in the study of infant and toddler behavior and in the fields of infant mental health, treatment of ...

  5. History of attachment theory - Wikipedia

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    Mary Ainsworth developed a theory of a number of attachment patterns or "styles" in infants in which distinct characteristics were identified; these were secure attachment, avoidant attachment, anxious attachment and, later, disorganized attachment. In addition to care-seeking by children, peer relationships of all ages, romantic and sexual ...

  6. Attachment measures - Wikipedia

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    The Infant CARE-Index (ICI) is procedure that assesses risk in parent/infant relationships. It was developed by Patricia Crittenden early in the development of the Dynamic-Maturational Model of Attachment and Adaptation (DMM) and can be used from birth, that is before infant's attachment strategies are established, and up to 15 months of age.

  7. Strange situation - Wikipedia

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    It applies to children between the age of 9 to 30 months. Broadly speaking, the attachment styles were (1) secure and (2) insecure (ambivalent and avoidance). Later, Mary Main and her husband Erik Hesse introduced the 4th category, disorganized. The procedure played an important role in the development of attachment theory.

  8. Affectional bond - Wikipedia

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    Disorganized attachment in infants tends to display avoidant and unsure behavior. They tend to be in a daze and seem confused about the situation that they are in. They tend not show any clear signs of attachment at any point in their lives. [8] This fourth form of attachment was observed in later studies conducted by Main and Solomon. [10]

  9. Cupboard love - Wikipedia

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    A mother who promotes secure infant attachment is generally sensitive, has a positive attitude, and is supportive. Infants often develop resistant attachment when the parents are inconsistent in their caregiving. [9] An infant is at risk of developing insecure attachment when the mother is self-centered, abusive, depressed, or mistreats her ...