Social Psychological research has indicated that there are
four primary types of interpersonal attachment that form in infancy/early
childhood.
1. List and define these 4 types of attachment,
describing the child and how they behave as a result of the attachment style.
2. Discuss the types of parenting behavior that
contribute to each type (you will have to do some outside research for this).
3. Discuss how each of these attachment styles
that were formed in childhood impact adult relationships. That is, does each
type of attachment style have a different impact on how an adult forms
relationship later in their life? If so, please provide a description for each
one.
4. Do you agree or disagree that bonding that
occurs in the first years of life can have a lasting impact on an adult’s
ability to form lasting relationships? Why or why not?