Author Question: Phillipa's husband, Manuel, is worried about her plan to return to full-time employment when their ... (Read 109 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Phillipa's husband, Manuel, is worried about her plan to return to full-time employment when their baby is 6 months old. He is afraid that there will be a negative effect on the baby's attachment to her mother.

Phillipa suggests that she and Manuel discuss the pros and cons of day care with a counselor. What would a well-informed counselor advise this couple?
a. If Phillipa continues to provide sensitive, responsive care when she is with the baby, and if the day care is good quality, then the baby should still form a secure attachment to Phillipa.
b. No matter how good the mothers' care or the day care is, leaving the baby in day care each day will put the baby at high risk for forming an insecure attachment to her mother.
c. As long as the day care quality is good, even if Phillipa is too tired and busy to be responsive and sensitive, the baby should form a secure attachment to her mother.
d. There is no reliable information available to counselors that would help them to advise this couple.

Question 2

Which of the following is not true with regard to the definition of reactive attachment disorder?

a. These children have experienced grossly inadequate care in the early years.
b. These children behave indifferently, like avoidantly attached youngsters.
c. These children often show indiscriminant friendliness toward strangers instead of more typical caution.
d. These children may develop later attachments, given their exposure to nurturant caregivers, but the process is more difficult and not assured in every case.