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Post by Brendon Fulton on Sept 29, 2010 3:32:41 GMT -5
Taking into consideration Dollard & Miller's Learning Theory of Attachment and Bowlby's Evolutionary Theory of Attachment - do you think we are born predisposed to form an attachment to our caregiver or do you think we learn to rely on people?
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Post by fahma001 on Sept 29, 2010 6:59:58 GMT -5
I beleive that the child is born to learn how to rely on a specific caregiver. This is because their is clearly a diferenciation between the styles of attatchment .i.e. secure, disorganised, avoident and Resistante.
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Post by russo001 on Sept 29, 2010 7:18:24 GMT -5
When a baby is born, it seeks attention straight away. I think that whoever gives the most attention to the baby will gain more trust from it. Therefore we rely on the person who is there the most.
Oscar.
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Post by jameshay1994 on Sept 29, 2010 16:18:55 GMT -5
Attachment starts as soon as the baby is born, attachtment starts straight away, depending on who shows the most attention and affection to the child, it could be the mother, and is most likely to be, but it could be anyone who is giving attention to the baby. But if the caregiver doesnt show much attention as soon as the baby is born, then different styles of attachment comes into play, instead of a secure attachment, the baby could develop Avoident, Ambiviant or Disorganised attachment to the caregiver.
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Post by cooka003 on Sept 30, 2010 12:33:18 GMT -5
Attachments start to form the moment the child is born and carries on throughout life so our attachments continually evolve. If as a child as person demonstrates certain characteristics it is believed they will grow to be someone of a certain Attachment group be it Secure, Avoidant, Ambiviant or Disorganized. This attachment is generally shown during the first few years of life and generally to the main caregiver, which in most cases is the mother. When a caregiver does not show the care they should a child will pick up mannerisms that will shape who they become when they are older. But certain aspects must be looked at as a child who was securely attached as a child may go through an experience which shakes them as a teenager or even as an adult such as a couple being apart for 6 weeks while one is on holiday abroad and then when they get back they break up because the love has been lost. In short there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration when looking at attachment but in general the early attachments are what we are born to form because without them our lives will not be what they should be.
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Post by Edward Dent on Oct 1, 2010 4:20:40 GMT -5
Attachment starts as soon as we are born, I believe we are born with desire to form an attachment and build on them as we go through our life. As children we want to make a secure and safe attachement to those closest to us, and if we are given a secure attachment as a child then this is likely to be repeated throughout our adult life as well, giving us the ability to form long lasting relationships
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Post by georgecummings on Oct 1, 2010 4:30:17 GMT -5
i believe that a child is born with the instinct to survive, and with this instinct of survival makes the child bonds to sympathetic caregivers which will give them the resources they need to survive and the resources they want for example the mother for food.
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Post by fahad16 on Oct 3, 2010 3:30:33 GMT -5
I think that Dollard & Millers' theory of attachment convinces me more than Bowlby's theory because I think that a baby gains trust from his or her caregiver eventually, not instantly. This trust comes from how much time the caregiver spends with the baby and how often and what the caregiver feeds the baby. From this, the baby will know if he or she can trust the caregiver and will determine the attachment style of the baby with that caregiver.
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Post by justine on Oct 3, 2010 3:55:20 GMT -5
I believe that when a baby is born, it does not gain attachment instantly, I think that it takes some time for it to form an attachment to whoever responds to it (I.e plays with it, comforts it when crying) - [Bowlby's] and Might (Disorganized) form an attachment to people who feeds it changes it's diaper(I.E Nurses, Caregivers) - [Dollard & Miller's], but doesn't really take the time to get to know, and play with the baby.
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Post by adnan on Oct 3, 2010 10:25:59 GMT -5
When a baby is born, it seeks attention straight away. I think that whoever gives the most attention to the baby will gain more trust from it. The baby could develop Avoident, Ambiviant or Disorganised attachment to the caregiver.
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Post by Harry Butler on Oct 4, 2010 3:40:25 GMT -5
The Dollard and Miller theory and the Bowlby theory are both aspects of attachment. The Dollard and Miller theory being feeding and the Bowlby theory being responsive, I believe that we learn to rely on people as we get older, more familiar and closer to people.
Harry Butler
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Post by rohitprasad on Oct 4, 2010 13:51:19 GMT -5
I believe babies form attachments after a specific amount of time, normally a few months after their birth, this bieng with the person they're most close to (normally their caregiver). They then rely on their caregiver hence ( secure, avoidant, disorganised & resistante) types of attachment.
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Post by charliecaden on Oct 5, 2010 3:10:31 GMT -5
I believe that we are born with the ability to form attachments to a particular caregiver. As soon as babies are born they cry out for attention in the hope that a caregiver, often the mother, will hold them and comfort them and that this will happen whenever the baby is in need of attention.
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Post by George Albanese on Oct 5, 2010 3:47:31 GMT -5
I think that when we are born we are ready to form attachments straight away as it will help us survive. We are therefore born with the ability to behave in a way (such as crying or laughing) which will prompt adults to have a caring response.
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Post by danield93 on Oct 5, 2010 4:25:43 GMT -5
Attachment starts as soon as we're born, I believe we are born with the desire to form an attachment with our parents or anyone that is close to us. Depending on how the caregiver tends to the baby, it could effect the different attachment styles. I also believe that the attachment style you are brought up with is what you will pass onto your child.
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