Sentences with phrase «infant attachment behavior»

Infants who focus almost exclusively on the toys, actively avoiding and ignoritíg the parent on reunion, are termed insecure - avoidant, a response linked to the mother's consistent rejection of infant attachment behavior.

Results indicated that the two subtypes of disorganized infant attachment behavior differed in age of emergence, maternal childhood history, severity of associated family risk factors, and the extent of the mother's lack of involvement with the infant at home.

Results are discussed in relation to Main and Hesse's (1990) theory of the role of fear - inducing parental behavior in the genesis of disorganized infant attachment behavior and in relation to Aber, Allen, Carlson, and Cicchetti's (1989) concept of secure readiness to learn.

More precisely, the study focused on observing infant attachment behavior and mother responsiveness.

With the empirical assistance from Mary Ainsworth's study of infant attachment behavior, in 1969 he published the first volume: «Attachment» of the trilogy «Attachment and Loss».

When the babies were about one year old, Mary Ainsworth invented the much renowned lab procedure called the Strange Situation Protocol to further explore and assess infant attachment behavior in a «controlled» stressful situation.

Infants at social risk: Relationships among infant maltreatment, maternal behavior, and infant attachment behavior

Not exact matches

So does this mean that if we want to promote secure attachment between stressed - out parents and stressed - out infants, the best approach is essentially informational: teaching parents the techniques and behaviors that are most likely to lead to a secure attachment?

A very premature infant may be too physically immature to exhibit the self - attachment behaviors of the full term baby, but the opportunity for early skin - to - skin contact is important nevertheless.

According to Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., psychiatrist and leading expert on trauma and how it affects the brain, as many as 80 % of abused and neglected infants and children develop disorganized / disoriented attachment relationships, which are expressed as unpredictable approach and avoidance patterns towards mother, the inability to accept comfort from caregivers, rage at attachment figures, and pathological self - regulatory behaviors.

According to the child's behavior in this test there are 4 attachment styles categorized to determine how secure / unsecure is infant.

«A close attachment after birth and beyond allows the natural, biological attachment - promoting behaviors of the infant and the intuitive, biological, care - giving qualities of the mother to come together.

Other parenting behaviors that make up the attachment style of parenting include infant - focused prenatal activities; breastfeeding, when possible, to encourage closeness and healthy development; maintaining close physical proximity through frequent touch, carrying, and physical contact and stimulation with the infant; establishing nighttime routines that support an infant's need for closeness; and avoiding long caregiver — child separations.

When mothers relate well to their babies and understand their behavior, they have a more secure infant - caregiver attachment and later ability to understand others» thoughts and feelings.

I am passionate about gentle and holistic sleep and behavior coaching, using only techniques that protect parent - infant attachment and bonding, build infant mental health and promote parental confidence.

First, fathers» interactive play during toddlerhood has been longitudinally associated with attachment security in later childhood and adolescence.17 Second, fathers» speech and language interactions with infants have been positively associated with language development, and paternal depression has been shown to adversely impact this process.18, — , 20 Third, discipline practices, such as corporal punishment, have been longitudinally associated with increased child aggressive behavior.21 In addition, paternal depressive symptoms have been longitudinally associated with harsh paternal discipline practices in older children and subsequent child and adolescent maladjustment.11 Finally, as an indicator of fathers» interactions with pediatric providers, we also examined the proportion of depressed fathers that reported talking with their children's doctor within the previous year.

In fact, where researchers have looked at attachment and behavior of children that were formula - fed or breastfed as infants, they have been unable to see a difference.)

Tactile and kinesthetic sensations guide early attachment behavior as well as help regulate the infant's behavior and physiology (Schore, in press - a).

We consider adult caregiving behavior that predicts infant attachment patterns, and the still - mysterious «transmission gap» between parental Adult Attachment Interview classifications and infant Strange Situation classiattachment patterns, and the still - mysterious «transmission gap» between parental Adult Attachment Interview classifications and infant Strange Situation classiAttachment Interview classifications and infant Strange Situation classifications.

For example, variations in the still - face effect have been associated with mothers» baseline sensitivity and interactive style, and the infants» later attachment classification at age 1, internalizing (e.g. depression, anxiety) and externalizing (e.g. aggression, impulsivity) behaviors at 18 months, and behavior problems at age 3.

Parents» unresolved traumatic experiences are related to infant disorganized attachment status: Is frightened and / or frightening parental behavior the linking mechanism?

[3] believed although attachment behavior can observe highly in infant period, it can observe in lifetime rotation and especially the urgencies too.

According to a meta - analysis of 75 studies conducted on caregiver - infant attachment with more than 4,500 caregiver - child dyads, behavior - based, reciprocal, and mutually reinforcing interactions that promoted caregiver sensitivity and responsiveness were most likely to change caregiver behavior and influence attachment patterns (Dunst & Kassow, 2008).

Two major reasons for this view are (1) the strong similarities between monkeys and humans in social behavior, endocrine function, brain structure, and degree and duration of mother - infant nurturance (Harlow and Zimmerman 1959; Kalin and Shelton 2003; Mendoza and Mason 1997), or, in the unique case of titi monkeys, the extent of biparental care (Hennessy 1997); and (2) the extent to which monkeys fulfill Ainsworth's criteria of attachment (Ainsworth 1972), namely, unequivocal distress upon complete separation from the attachment figure and alleviation of this distress (both behavioral and physiological) upon reunion / interaction with the attachment figure (Mendoza and Mason 1997).

The greater the number of infant behaviors that have been reinforced consistently, the stronger the attachment relation is (Gewirtz, 1969).

Disorganized infant attachment classification and maternal psychosocial problems as predictors of hostile - aggressive behavior in the preschool classroom.

But when a mother's capacity to do so is limited by her own personality or stressful conditions then infants with difficult temperament or problem behaviors are at risk for developing attachment insecurity.

For the areas of Theoretical Foundations (including pregnancy & early parenthood; infant / very young child development & behavior; attachment, separation, trauma, & loss; cultural competence; etc.) and the areas of Direct Service Skills (including observation & listening; screening & assessment; etc.) competency must be documented by course work and / or in - service training.

These therapies and practices are intended to explore issues related to attachment, separation, trauma, and unresolved losses as they affect the development, behavior and care of the infant / very young child.

According to attachment theory, infants and young children communicate attachment behavior to get their mother's attention or to be in her proximity.

Although no single behavior can be used to assess the quality of the infant's attachment to the caregiver, the pattern of the infant's responses to the changing situation is of interest to psychologists.

The psychology of attachment views infants as having an inbuilt «mechanical» behavior system which makes them automatically seek proximity to or «attach» themselves to someone who they feel is sensitive and responds sensitively to their attachment attempts - once again, typically the mother.

Infant - mother attachment: The origins and developmental significance of individual differences in Strange Situation behavior.

Kelley received her PhD from UC Berkeley where she focused on infant - parent attachment, empathy in preschoolers, parenting behaviors and traumatic loss and abuse within families.

Instinctual attachment feelings and behaviors in infants and toddlers are activated by cues or signals — social releasers — from caregivers (examples include smiles, eye contact, holding, rocking, touching and feeding).

John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth established attachment theory while researching the behavior of infants and young children, and how they develop a «secure attachment» or an «insecure attachment» with each parent.

According to Bowlby (1969) later relationships are likely to be a continuation of early attachment styles (secure and insecure) because the behavior of the infant's primary attachment figure promotes an internal working model of relationships which leads the infant to expect the same in later relationships.

E.g., Bowlby suggested that attachment behaviors are displayed because they ensure that survival of an infant and the perpetuation of the parents» genes.

Frightened, frightening, and atypical maternal behavior and disorganized infant attachment strategies

The associated attachment theory was developed by John Bowlby, who attempted to understand the intense distress and coping behaviors (crying and searching) in infants when separated from the person they had come to rely on for support, responsiveness, protection, and care.

Variation at the mu - opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) influences attachment behavior in infant primates

Quality of infant — parent attachment as reflected in infant interactive behavior during instructional tasks

Strange Situation episodes of 75 socially at - risk mother — infant dyads were coded for infant indiscriminate attachment behavior on the newly developed Rating for Infant — Stranger Engaginfant dyads were coded for infant indiscriminate attachment behavior on the newly developed Rating for Infant — Stranger Engaginfant indiscriminate attachment behavior on the newly developed Rating for Infant — Stranger EngagInfant — Stranger Engagement.

The current study aimed to develop a reliable laboratory measure of socially indiscriminate forms of attachment behavior based on direct observation and to validate the measure against assessments of early care and later behavior problems among home - reared infants.

Other parenting behaviors that make up the attachment style of parenting include infant - focused prenatal activities; breastfeeding, when possible, to encourage closeness and healthy development; maintaining close physical proximity through frequent touch, carrying, and physical contact and stimulation with the infant; establishing nighttime routines that support an infant's need for closeness; and avoiding long caregiver — child separations.

Disorganized infant attachment classification and maternal psychosocial problems as predictors of hostile — aggressive behavior in the preschool classroom

Measures included parental report of sleep problems and research visitor observation of separation distress using the Toddler Attachment Sort - 45, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Brief Infant Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA).

Frightening maternal behavior linking unresolved loss and disorganized infant attachment.

Attachment theory is highly regarded as a well - researched explanation of infant and toddler behavior and in the field of infant mental health.

«Maternal affectionate behavior and infant - mother attachment patterns.»