Katie and Madison Have Just Started Dating

question 60

Essay

Katie and Madison have just started dating. As a child, Katie had parents who were sensitive, consistent, and met all of her emotional needs. Madison had parents who were highly critical and emotionally distant. According to attachment theory, how are their childhood experiences likely to play out in their relationship?

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Definitions:

Object Permanence

The concept that entities remain in existence even when they are out of sight, sound, or beyond the reach of sensory perception.

Intuitive Thought

A thinking process that relies on instinctive judgments rather than conscious reasoning or analysis.

Intuitive Thought

A cognitive process that creates immediate awareness or understanding without relying on reasoning or logical deduction.

Horizontal Décalage

A term from Piaget's theory of cognitive development, describing the variability in a child’s understanding and application of concepts across different situations.