The Concept of Attachment
Psychology: AQA A Level, topic 3.1.1
The Concept of Attachment
Attachment happens when a strong emotional connection is formed between two individuals. Attachment is an important milestone for infants.
Psychosocial development
- Psychosocial development happens when children form relationships, interact with others, and learn to understand and manage their feelings.
- In social and emotional development, forming healthy attachments is very important and is the major social milestone of infancy.
Developmental psychology interest
- Developmental psychologists are interested in how infants reach the milestone of attachment.
- They ask questions like
- How do parent and infant attachment bonds form?
- How does neglect affect these bonds?
- What accounts for differences in different children's levels of attachment?
Test yourself on The Concept of Attachment
Which of these questions is a developmental psychologist LEAST likely to be interested in?