Description
Write 3–4 pages in which you explain how secure and insecure attachment affect infant development in a specific area and examine how research on infant attachment has influenced social thinking and policies.
Preparation
Use the Internet to find scholarly and professional research studies on the effects that secure and insecure attachment have on one specific area of infant development that you will choose. You should locate at least two research articles in the library on how the quality of attachment (secure, insecure) between infant and caregiver affects areas of development and at least one professional source.
Requirements
For this assessment, you will consider how attachment affects development. Choose only one of the following areas of development to use in this assessment:
- Neurological.
- Emotional.
- Social.
- Cognitive.
In your assessment, include the following:
- A brief overview of attachment theory that will provide the foundation for your work.
- Identify the area of development you have chosen to examine and your reasons for this choice.
- Explain how secure attachment impacts the area of development you identified.
- Explain how insecure attachment impacts the area of development you identified.
- Examine how research findings on infant attachment have influenced social thinking and social policy.
- Based on the research you located, is there a clear connection between quality of attachment and infant development in the identified area? Be sure you use the research to support your conclusion.
Additional Requirements
- Written communication: Your writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
- APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to APA style.
- Resources: Minimum of 3 scholarly or professional resources. Note: Popular resources such as Wikipedia or About.com are not considered to be appropriate.
- Length: 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages not including title page and reference page.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point font.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: INFANT DEVELOPMENT
Infant Development
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Student’s Name
Lecturer
INFANT DEVELOPMENT
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Infant Development
Infancy is defined as the Childs growth period between zero to two years old, infant
development is the physical development and the neurodevelopment of a child between this
period (Johnson & Blasco, 1997). When it comes to parenting and care giving in child
development, attachment theory is of the most popular theory. Attachment is the relationship
between an infant and the parent or the care giver and its purpose is to make the baby feel
secure, safe and protected (Benoit, 2004).
In 1969, Mary Ainsworth devised a study known as Strange Situation Classification
whose purpose was to find out more about attachment. The study focused on infants aged
between one to two years old. She identified four major types of infant- care giver
attachment; insecure avoidant; insecure, insecure disorganised and insecure resistant. In the
secure attachment type, the child feels confident that their need will be met due to the
availability of the care giver; the secure infant is easily comforted by their care giver when
distressed. The secure attachment develops when the infant feels that the care giver is
attentive and responsive to their needs. Insecure avoidant child is not in touch with the care
giver when in a new place, they do not seek for comfort from their care giver when in
distress, this may be caused by having an insensitive and inattentive care giver who does not
meet the Childs needs, the care giver might be often unavailable when the child needs them.
Insecure resistant type of attachment is when the child devel...