AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Infants who experience insecure attachment relationships will:
A
become disorganized, angry and aggressive.
B
be able to deal with stress
C
be able to balance emotions
D
feel safe and secure
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Insecure attachment may take the form of avoidant, distant behavior or anxious clinging behavior. When children have insecure attachments with their parents, any number of negative consequences can follow, such as depression, anxiety, a lowered ability to cope with stress, and poor relationships with others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Babies with a disorganized attachment also often cried when their parent left the room. However, upon their return, they either continued to cry or ran toward and then away from them, or had trouble calming down no matter the parent’s response.

Detailed explanation-3: -Infants with insecure/resistant attachment are extremely distressed by the separations and cannot be soothed at reunions, essentially displaying much distress and angry resistance to interactions with the caregiver, which occurs in 8% of the general population (9).

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