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Understanding Attachment Styles in Children
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The secure attachment style in children is when they are comfortable exploring their environment with the presence of the caregiver, but visibly upset when the caregiver leaves. This is because they have trust and confidence that their caregiver will return and be responsive to their needs.
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The validity of the strange situation task and various attachment styles that come out of it has been confirmed by numerous psychiatrists and studies from the 1980s.
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Summary
The validity of the strange situation task and various attachment styles that come out of it has been confirmed by numerous psychiatrists and studies from the 1980s.
ChapterUnderstanding Attachment Styles in Children
EpisodeThe Science of Love, Desire and Attachment
PodcastHuberman Lab
The secure attachment style is characterized by a child's confidence in their caregiver's availability and responsiveness to their needs, while the anxious avoidant insecure attachment style is marked by indifference towards the caregiver and a lack of emotional expression during separation and reunion.
22:38 - 29:47 (07:09)
Summary
The secure attachment style is characterized by a child's confidence in their caregiver's availability and responsiveness to their needs, while the anxious avoidant insecure attachment style is marked by indifference towards the caregiver and a lack of emotional expression during separation and reunion.
ChapterUnderstanding Attachment Styles in Children
EpisodeThe Science of Love, Desire and Attachment
PodcastHuberman Lab
Neuroimaging studies have shown that when a mother and child engage in soothing interactions, their brains enter a coordinated state of relaxation.
29:47 - 34:07 (04:19)
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Neuroimaging studies have shown that when a mother and child engage in soothing interactions, their brains enter a coordinated state of relaxation. The categorization of toddlers into different attachment styles is strongly predictive of their attachment style in romantic partnerships later in life.