Justin Is a Securely Attached Infant

question 109

Multiple Choice

Justin is a securely attached infant. His father wonders whether Justin will be well-adjusted as an adolescent. Which of the following is a child developmental specialist likely to tell Justin's father?

• A) Justin will be a healthy, well-adjusted adolescent.
• B) Justin may or may not be well adjusted as an adolescent depending on other childhood events.
• C) Justice will not likely be well adjusted as an adolescent because attachment leads to adolescent rebellion.
• D) Justin will not likely be well adjusted as an adolescent because attachment does not predict later outcomes.

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A section of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion, survival instincts, and memory.

Frontal Cortex

The front part of the cerebral cortex involved in decision making, problem-solving, control of purposeful behaviors, consciousness, and emotional responses.

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, often considered as the highest need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Humanistic

Pertaining to a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual growth, self-actualization, and the understanding of human behavior by considering the whole person.