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PSY 205 WEEK 2 ATTACHMENT PAPER
Attachment Paper
The assignment for this paper, (attachment paper), will be to discuss what I
learned about attachment and the different variants it has about attachment concerning the areas
of parenting style, gender, and culture. Behaviors found in children associated with being
securely attached, insecurely attached, avoidant, disorganized, and resistant will also be
discussed in this paper. Three other things will be addressed in this paper that includes; the short
and long-term effects of secure attachment, how a caregiver can foster secure attachment.
Cultural differences in how parents foster attachment will be the last of the three things to be
discussed.
Attachment is defined by Berk (2013), in this week’s reading as, “the strong,
affectionate tie we have with special people in our lives that leads us to feel pleasure when we
interact with them and to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress.” On-line website
Psychology Today (2017), states, “The emotional bond that typically forms between infant and
caregiver is the means by which the helpless infant gets primary needs met.” Why is attachment
so important? Attachment is essential because a child exposed to secure (positive), the
attachment will give the child an inner strength to step out into the world and experiment
knowing that they have a loving support system behind them.
From the very beginning of birth children are dependent on their
parents/caregivers for love and nurturing among other things, that will help them prevail in the
future. There are different attachment styles, the first one that we will discuss is the secure
attachment. When children reach the secured attachment stage, they usually are content, happy
PSY 205 WEEK 2 ATTACHMENT PAPER
Attachment Paper
The assignment for this paper, (attachment paper), will be to discuss what I
learned about attachment and the different variants it has about attachment concerning the areas
of parenting style, gender, and culture. Behaviors found in children associated with being
securely attached, insecurely attached, avoidant, disorganized, and resistant will also be
discussed in this paper. Three other things will be addressed in this paper that includes; the short
and long-term effects of secure attachment, how a caregiver can foster secure attachment.
Cultural differences in how parents foster attachment will be the last of the three things to be
discussed.
Attachment is defined by Berk (2013), in this week’s reading as, “the strong,
affectionate tie we have with special people in our lives that leads us to feel pleasure when we
interact with them and to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress.” On-line website
Psychology Today (2017), states, “The emotional bond that typically forms between infant and
caregiver is the means by which the helpless infant gets primary needs met.” Why is attachment
so important? Attachment is essential because a child exposed to secure (positive), the
attachment will give the child an inner strength to step out into the world and experiment
knowing that they have a loving support system behind them.
From the very beginning of birth children are dependent on their
parents/caregivers for love and nurturing among other things, that will help them prevail in the
future. There are different attachment styles, the first one that we will discuss is the secure
attachment. When children reach the secured attachment stage, they usually are content, happy
