CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ainsworth placed her types of attachment into two distinct categories, what were these?
A
Anxious and astute
B
Secure and insecure
C
Stable and shaky
D
Tentative and trusting
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From the observational study, Ainsworth (1970) identified three attachment styles; secure (type B), insecure-avoidant (type A) and insecure-ambivalent/resistant (type C).

Detailed explanation-2: -We can define secure attachment as relationship bonds filled with safety, authenticity, reciprocity, and loving presence. Insecure attachment implies that relationship bonds are entangled with fear and survival states.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ainsworth distinguished three attachment styles: Secure – the child displays distress when separated from the mother, but is easily soothed and returns their positive attitude quickly when reunited with them.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are three distinct types of attachment style: secure, anxious, and avoidant. Securely attached people generally had a healthy childhood and are better at approaching intimate relationships. Anxious and avoidant people find intimacy more of a struggle.

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