Attachment: the basic life bond

1. social referencing

1.1. A toddler keeps looking back at the parent while exploring at the playground.

2. working model

2.1. An elementary school child keeps an image of her parent in mind to calm herself when she gets on the school bus in the morning

3. synchrony

3.1. A mother and baby relate to each other as if they are totally in tune.

4. strange situation

4.1. A researcher measures a child's attachment at age 1 in a series of separations and reunions with the mother

5. Avoidant attachment

5.1. When a child shows no emotion about his mother leaving or entering a room

6. infants around the world get attached to a primary caregiver at roughly the same age.

7. when adopting a child from a foriegn orphanage she should be aware of a couple of things having to do with attachement

7.1. may show signs of problems with attention

7.2. may have trouble forming a secure attachemnt

8. proximity-seeking in distress

8.1. In a stressfull situation your imedate response was to call your attachment figure

9. attachment style at:

9.1. 1 month

9.1.1. preattachemnt

9.2. 5 months

9.2.1. attachment in the making

9.3. 1 year

9.3.1. clear cut attachment