Family Reflection And Attachment Essay

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Essay on Family Reflection and Attachment Did you know that lack of attunement or misattunement from parent or primary caregiver can result in an insecure attachment? First, let’s define what is attunement? “attunement means being in harmony; being aware of and responsive to another” (Catlett, n.d.). The purpose of my paper is to explain more in depth the four types of attachments styles, learn more about the personal early childhood attachments styles, reflection on adult attachment styles and the implications of attachment styles for engagements. As a Social Work student understanding attachment theory along with my own attachment style is very important because I can use this knowledge as a tool during my assessment process when working with clients. Description of Four Attachments Styles a) SECURE ATTACHMENT, is a relationship that gets developed during infancy between parents and babies, where parents should provide a sense of safety and security to their babies, also be attentive to their emotions by soothing them when they feel stress, giving them joy and calmness and lastly offering them a secure environment for them to explore (Divecha, 2017). “Secure attached children are able to regulate their emotions, feel more confident in exploring their …show more content…

I am the oldest of three children, I lived with my parents and grandparents, I grew up in a very small town in Mexico, farm life, rural area type of environment. I identified with these two attachments because my mom was a very loving woman at times but was dealing with many risk factors, such as, being a victim of domestic violence, poverty, lack of moral support. Most of my memories are of pain, her being physically, verbally abuse and jumping from house to house not being wanted. As an older child, I had to mature fast for my age, to be a support for my siblings and my

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