Childhood Development: Types of Attachment Mary Ainsworth: The Strange Situation: Secure Attachment Describe: Secure attachment is classified by children who show some distress when their caregiver leaves but are able to compose themselves knowing that their caregiver will return Example: Separates from parents. Resistant Attachment Describe: Resistant attachment relationships are characterized by exaggerated expressions of attachment needs. Example: In the presence of their caregiver these infants are reluctant to explore their environment and preoccupied with getting the attention of their caregiver. Avoidant Attachment Describe: Avoidant attachment types are extremely independent, self-directed, and often uncomfortable with intimacy. Example: The parent may not even hear their baby when it starts to cry or learn their baby's signals. Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development Directions: Discuss the first four stages of Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development with your group and quickly describe each stage. Using your text and your reference sheets, choose characters (literary, cartoon, movie, television, etc.) that have successfully met each stage, and characters that have not successfully met each stage. Then, justify your choice by providing evidence of how their behavior matches what you have learned from your references. Stage 1. Basic Trust vs. Mistrust Describe: Mistrust Successful Character Character: Unsuccessful Character Character: boo Justify With Evidence: Justify With Evidence: She was scared of Sully because she never saw that side of him 2. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt Describe: Doubt Character: Character: Nemo Justify With Evidence: Justify With Evidence: Marlin doubts nemos abilities and is scared for him because of their traumatic past 3. Initiative vs. Guilt Describe: Initiative Character: Riley Character: Justify With Evidence: Riley scored that goal by herself Justify With Evidence: Character: Dash Character: Justify With Evidence: Justify With Evidence: 4. Industry vs. Inferiority Describe: Industry 5. Hypothesize the personality characteristics of an individual who has not successfully met any of these stages. They would be toxic, depend on the people around them, and stubborn. 6. Hypothesize the personality characteristics of an individual who has successfully met all of these stages. They would be a nice average human being or at least decent human they would be understanding, chill, and independent.
