Moja lekcja

(ABS) is activated in response to

fear / distress / illness/sickness / intensive tiredness

The ABS is deactivated when

fear / distress / illness/sickness / intensive tiredness are not present

When The ABS is deactivated

activation of the exploration behavioral system

Hiperactivisation (ANXIETY, AMBIVALENCE)

Oversensitivity and boosting of: th need for closeness, emotional responses and the problem

Deactivation (AVOIDANCE)

Distancing toward: needfor closeness, AF, and the problem (supression of the need for closeness and support)

The Function of Attachment

Infants (the child without language) cannot survive alone. They need protection, warmth, and care from at least one adult usually the mother, a heaven of safety. Infants also need guidance, gentle challenges and a secure base from which to explore.

Attachment patterns according to Ainsworth

Secure attachment  Anxious-ambivalent  Anxious-avoidan

Attachment patterns according to Main & Solomon (1990)

Disorganized/disoriented