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Attachment Styles
Kandi’s behavior is quite reflective of the disruptions experienced during the various attachment phases. Each of the phases indicates how the behavior portrayed by Kandi is a reflection of what she has experienced as she grows. First, Kandi cries sometimes when the foster mother goes to the laundry room. This is a behavior developed in the pre-attachment phase, where the baby cries or smiles to call the primary caregiver to their side (Quiroga & Hamilton 2016). Kandi also intentionally smiles with the people around her, a behavior that she may have developed in the attachment-in-making stage. She hugs and tries to kiss her teacher, who she believes is the primary caregiver. An experienced learned in the clear cut phase. She also develops reciprocal behaviors, where she does not accepts the people she feels are not as useful to her. This is a behavior learned in the last phase of development.
According to Ainsworth, Kandi has a fearful-avoidant attachment style. This is because she portrays some fears while interacting with people. It is an indication that she fears the same experiences she went through while she developed under her biological parents care (Jones, Cassidy & Shaver 2015). She is seen to avoid some people and only hugging those that she feels secure with. This is a sign that she developed a fear for people of a certain type, probably those that portray similar traits as her biological parents.
Due to her early life isolation, Kandi may have missed some social development stages. For instance, she may have missed the imitation stage, where she could have imitated the character of the parents. In addition, she may have missed the stage of exploration, as a kid best learns from what the people around engage in.
Kandi’s experience affects her development as portrayed by Erikson. Mainly, her development would be indicated by the missing of various vital stages. Mainly, she will develop antisocial behaviors as she has failed to find permanent social attachments with the primary caregivers.
References
Jones, J. D., Cassidy, J., & Shaver, P. R. (2015). Parents’ self-reported attachment styles: A review of links with parenting behaviors, emotions, and cognitions. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 19(1), 44-76.
Quiroga, M. G., & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. (2016, August). Attachment styles in children living in alternative care: a systematic review of the literature. In Child & youth care forum(Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 625-653). Springer US.
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