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Rudiments of the DMM

Rudiments of the DMM. Patricia M. Crittenden. Attachment Theory. Attachment functions to promote survival by protecting and comforting the person when there is danger. To organize a protective strategy, the brain needs information .

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Rudiments of the DMM

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  1. Rudiments of the DMM Patricia M. Crittenden

  2. Attachment Theory • Attachment functions to promote survival by protecting and comforting the person when there is danger. • To organize a protective strategy, the brain needs information. • There are 3 kinds of information: somatic, cognitive, & affective. • The infant learns the meaning of these from the parent. • Not all information predicts what it appears to predict, i.e., information must be transformed to predict accurately. • Infant brains use simple information for simple strategies. • More mature brains transform information in more ways to make better predictions & organize more protective behavior.

  3. Individual differences in attachment • Ainsworth’s ABC patterns. • Self protective strategies. • Developmental change in the possible strategies a child could organize. • Parents who differ in their ability to protect and comfort children. • Parents who differ in the meanings they assign to information. • Adaptation to contexts that vary in the severity and type of danger.

  4. DMM versus Disorganization - INFANCY A1-2 DMM Ainsworth ABC+D . A1-2 A1-2 B1-4 B1-4 C1-2 C1-2 D

  5. DMM versus Disorganization - PRESCHOOL A1-2 DMM Ainsworth ABC+D . A1-2 B1-4 C1-2 D/ Control-ling

  6. DMM versus Disorganization – SCHOOL YEARS A1-2 DMM Ainsworth ABC+D . A1-2 B1-4 C1-2 D/ Control-ling

  7. DMM versus Disorganization - ADOLESCENCE A1-2 DMM Ainsworth ABC+D . Ds1-4 F1-5 E1-3 U/ Cannot Classify

  8. DMM versus Disorganization - ADULT A1-2 DMM Ainsworth ABC+D . Ds1-4 F1-5 E1-3 U/ Cannot Classify

  9. Two Dimensions of Individual Differences in Attachment Transformations Source of Information

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