Glossary for Attachment Crossword

An emotional bond between two people. It is a two-way process that endures over time. It leads to certain behaviours such as clinging and proximity-seeking and serves as a function of protecting an infant
Having more than one attachment
The person who formed the closest relationship with a child, shown by the intensity of the relationship. This is usually with the infant’s biological mother but can be anyone who fulfils the role (adoptive mother, father, etc)
The distress shown by a child when separated from their caregiver
The distress shown by the infant when approached or picked up by someone who is unfamiliar
Any person who is providing care for a child, such as a parent, grandparent, sibling, other family member, childminder and so on
When two people interact, they tend to mirror what the other is doing in terms of facial and body movements, including imitating emotions as well as behaviours (coordinating)
Responding to the action of another with a similar action, where the actions of one partner elicits a response from the other partner. The responses are not necessarily similar (return)
An innate readiness to develop a strong bond with the mother which takes place during a specific time in development, probably a few hours after birth/hatching. If it doesn’t happen at this time, it probably won't happen
Learning through association. A neutral stimulus is consistently paired with an unconditioned stimulus so that it eventually takes on the properties of this stimulus and can produce a conditioned response
Learning through reinforcement or punishment. If a behaviour is followed by a desirable consequence, then that behaviour is more likely to occur in the future