1. ATTACHMENT
   
   
1. Active Affectionate Reciprocal Relationship Between Two Individuals That Endures Across Time and Space.
   
   
   
2. Why is it Important to Study Attachment ?
   
   
   
1. Lack of consistent caretaking is related to developmental delays (motor, cognitive, socio-emotional).
2. Children with secure attachments are more likely to explore and experience environment.
3. Secure attachments increase parents' salience as role models.
4. Trust in parents generalizes to others.
5. Early attachment forms foundation for development of later relationships (friends, chums, intimates).
   
   
3. Why Do Humans Form Attachments?
   
   
1. Ethological perspective
   
   
4. Proximity Seeking & Promoting Behaviors
   
   
5. Stages of Attachment Formation
   
   
1. Initial preattachment (Indiscriminate sociability, b-2 mo)
2. Attachment in the making (2 - 6/7 mo)
3. Clear-cut attachment (6/7 mo - 2 yrs)
4. Goal-corrected partnerships (2 yr +)
   
   
6. Secure-Insecure attachment
   
   
7. Stranger and Separation Anxiety
   
   
8. Father Attachment
   
   
9. Multiple Caretakers, Daycare and Adoption