The influence of early attachment on childhood and adult relationships, including the role of an internal working model
Your first attachment relationship acts as a mental template. It shapes how you behave in friendships, romantic relationships, and eventually with your own children.
Real World
Hazan and Shaver's 'Love Quiz' in a Rocky Mountain newspaper found that adults who recalled secure childhood attachments described their romantic relationships as trusting and lasting, while insecurely attached adults reported jealousy and fear of intimacy.
Exam Focus
Define internal working model explicitly — a mental template of self-worth and others' reliability formed from early attachment.
Evaluation Scaffold
A four-step framework for high-quality evaluation. Use this for 'assess', 'evaluate', and 'to what extent' questions.
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