ATTACHMENT PATTERNS

ATTACHMENT PATTERN THEORY

Attachment theory is focused on the relationships and bonds between people, particularly long-term relationship, including those between a parent and child between romantic patterns.

“ Bowlby ’’ was interested in understanding the separation anxiety and distress that children experience when separated from their primary caregivers.

 

v Four Types Of Attachment Patterns are :-

1.    Secure Attachment :  The safely attached children are able to detect the best when they have the knowledge of the safe base to return to the time of need. Secure attachment is classified by children who show distress when their caregivers leaves then but are able to compose themselves knowing that their caregiver will return. Children with secure attachment feel protected by their caregivers, and they know that they can depend on them to return. Therefore, safe attachment has good impact on child attachment.

2.    Avoidant Insecure Attachment : Children with avoidance attachment style avoid parents and care takers. This avoidance becomes particularly apparent after the absence of the period. Children with avoidance attachment show no preference between parents and full stranger.

As an adult, people with an attachment have difficulty with close friendship or family and close relationships. These people do not invest more in relationships and feel some distress when a relationships ends. They often avoid friendship using excuses (such as long work or busy in something). Other common features include failure to support partners during stressful times and inability to share feelings, thoughts and emotions with partners.

In general, in these attachment style child avoids parents or when it comes back , ignores it, show little signs of an emotional reaction. Often, strangers will not be treated differently from parents.

3.    Resistant Insecure Attachment : In general, a resistant insecure attachment style child will usually detect a little ( in strange condition) and is often cautious with strangers even when the parent is present. When the mother is away, the child id often very distressed. When she returns, the child is usually very happy and energetic. It is called as C grade attachment.

4.    Disorganized Attachment : A fourth grade is called a disorganized attachment. Children with disorderly attachment can experiences their care taker frightening or frightened. When child feel fare from anyone their care is dangerous for the child, child uses social context techniques such as checking the facial expression of the parent is find out the situation is safe. A horrific care takers puts the child in a Dilemma which is called the fear of no solution.

v Factors Promoting Secure Attachments :-

Many research studies have consistently found that safe care in children is associated with sensitive care. Care giver sensitivity was first defined by Mary Annworth, the ability of the mother, to accurately explain the signs and communications contained in the behavior of their infant and to give them proper and prompt response, it was understood. Thus there are four essential components in mother’s sensitivity:

                   i.            Her awareness of Signs.

                 ii.            One of the precise interpretation of them.

              iii.            A suitable response for them.

              iv.            A quick response to them.

However, sensitivity is not the only important factor. Other studies have shown that the ability of the mother to think about the thoughts and feelings of the child is related to the attachment’s safety. It has been found that the mothers who have been good in their relationship with their babies are more likely to be attached safely. They actively think about the inner world of their child and it helps a child to develop the ability to regulate emotions, is an important skill in creating good relationships.