Question

Blanca rarely holds Joey, her baby, and tends to respond to his needs in an angry, irritable fashion. It is most likely that Joey will develop a(n) _____ with his mother.

Answer 1

Answer:

Avoidant attachment

Explanation:

Attachment is a concept used in psychology to describe how infants relate to their parents or principal caregiver.

The way parents interact with their infants during their first months of life will determine the attachment the kids will develop.

Avoidant attachment is one of the types of attachment that can be developed, parents of children with this attachment are usually emotionally unavailable or unresponsive to them for a good part of the day and/or night. They tend to ignore the child needs and don't like it when the child cries. Therefore, children learn that displaying distress or emotions can lead to rejection or punishing.

In this example, Blanca rarely holds Joey and tends to respond to his needs in an angry, irritable fashion. We can see that she is being unresponsive and ignores Joey's needs. Therefore, it is most likely that Joey will develop an avoidant attachment with his mother.