Secure Attachment In Clip B.

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in Clip A Shane misses his mother when she leaves and goes back and forth between wanting to be with his mother and not wanting to which shows insecure attachment. Shane does stop crying once his mother comes back although seems to take a while. Shanes mother seems eager to play with her son and to console him when he is upset. The book defines resistant attachment as being upset when the mother leaves and is hard to console when the mother returns. Based on the definition of resistant attachment provided by the book Shane appears to fit that form of attachment.

In Clip B the first time the mother leaves the child wonders where her mother went and goes to her mother when she returns. The second time the mother leaves Lindsey begins to cry and when the mother returns Lindsay goes to her mother and stops crying which shows secure attachment. Lindsey 's mother appears to be enthusiastic when playing with her child and consoles the child upon the second return. The book describes secure attachment as the child wants to be with the mother when the mother returns and may or may not cry when the mother leaves. Lindsey appears to have a secure attachment with her mother based on the definition of secure attachment from the book. …show more content…

Compared to the other mothers, Destiny 's mother doesn 't seem to be as enthusiastic and somewhat distant when playing with Destiny. The book describes avoidant attachment as the baby is not upset when the mother leaves and when the mother returns, may ignore the mother. Based on Destiny 's reaction to her mother 's absence and return, Destiny seems to have an avoidant attachment with her mother based on.the books