Exam 29: Attachment

Avoidantly attached infants rarely cried during separation from their mothers and avoided their mothers at reunion.

According to the observations of John Bowlby and his colleagues, at which phase would infants who had been separated from their mothers and denied a substitute exhibit a growing hopelessness demonstrated by monotonous crying, inactivity, and steady withdrawal?

Women who had been securely attached tend to have avoidantly attached children.

According to the findings of the Ainsworth Strange Situation technique, which of the following infants rarely cried during separation and avoided their mothers at reunion?

When presented with stories about children who were separated from their mothers, disorganized 6-year-olds tend to __________.

Using the Ainsworth Strange Situation technique for evaluation, children who manifested anxiety before separation and were intensely distressed by the separation were classified as __________ infants.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the special bond of attachment that typically develops between an infant and the mother?

Studies have shown an association between the way a mother recalls her childhood experiences and the present quality of the relationship with her children.

Which of the following characteristics is associated with securely attached infants when separated from their mothers?

Which of the following characteristics is associated with disorganized/disoriented infants when separated from their mothers?

According to Ainsworth's observations, mothers of securely attached children were warm and consistently displayed sensitive responsiveness. During separation, securely attached children exhibited considerable distress, ceased their explorations, and at reunion they sought contact with their mothers but simultaneously seemed to resist it.