Week 4 post 1

This week in chapter 7, I learned that infants seek social bonds, which they develop with one or several people. Attachment is an affectionate tie that an infant forms with a caregiver- a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time. Attachment begins before birth, and solidifies by age 1.  Adult attachments to others are formed decades before from when they are infants. Types of infant attachment are type A, B, C, and D. Type A (insecure-avoidant attachment) is a pattern of attachment in which an infant avoids connection with the caregiver, as when the infant seems not to care about the caregivers presence, departure, or return. Type B (secure attachment) is a relationship in which an infant obtains both comfort and confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver. Type C (insecure-resistant/ambivalent attachment) is a pattern attachment in which anxiety and uncertainty are evident, as when an infant become very upset at separation from the caregiver and both resists and seeks contact on reunion. Finally type D (disorganized attachment) is a type of attachment that is marked by an infants inconsistent reactions to the caregivers departure and return.