Explain attachment and how Ainsworth's Strange Situation is used to measure it in infants. Include a description of the types of attachments this procedure can reveal
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Students should define attachment, explain the main steps in the Strange Situation procedure, and describe the 4 types of attachments.
-Attachment is the emotional tie between an infant and the specific person or people who provide the infant's primary care.
-The procedure systematically exposes the infant to an unfamiliar situation involving a stranger and separation of the infant from the caregiver.
-4 types of attachment:
--Secure attachment is healthy attachment wherein the infant is upset when separated from its caregiver, shows wariness of strangers, and uses the caregiver as a base for exploration.
--Insecure-avoidant is an unhealthy type of attachment where infants do not use their caregiver as a base for exploration, are not distressed by separation from their caregivers, and do not prefer their caregivers over unfamiliar adults.
--Insecure-resistant is an unhealthy attachment that is demonstrated by infants seeking proximity to their caregivers but not gaining comfort from contact with their caregivers.
--Insecure-disorganized is an unhealthy type of attachment indicated when infants seem dazed or confused, or show contradictory behaviors in the Strange Situation.
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