Four of the original MCAST scales were thought of as capturing secure base script knowledge in children's stories, as they fit well the description of the core elements of the secure base script (Psouni and Apetroaia 2014): Proximity (seeking contact and closeness by both child and
caregiver when a difficulty arises), Sensitivity (
caregiver's physical and
emotional response to the child's distress, orientation to the child's behavior and state of mind), Assuagement (degree to which child's distress is moderated, both as a result of appropriate
caregiver actions and because the child accepts the care and soothing —
from the child's and
from the coder's perspective) and Warmth (inferred
caregiver emotional warmth in dealings with the child).