Human Relationship Formation

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The most important aspect of human development is the opportunity to form and maintain relationships. Healthy relationships are crucial for humans to survive, work, love, learn, and procreate. Human relationships come in many shapes but the most pleasurable, intense, and the most painful ones are those with family and friends. What keeps those relationships together like glue is love. Each person has the ability to form and maintain relationships in their own way. For some is comes naturally and others may not be so lucky. The ability to form and maintain relationships come from the functioning of certain parts of the human brain. There is a part in our brain that allows us to form and maintain emotional relationships. That part of the human …show more content…

The infant’s temperament influences bonding and attachment. A myth that is believed by many families is that if the child is held often or too long, they will become spoiled. Also if the infant is irritable or difficult to sooth can put a damper on the development of attachment. The attachment is also compromised if the infant is unable to participate in maternal- infant interaction due to medical attention. The caregiver’s interaction can also impair bonding. The child’s mother may not be responsive due to depression or substance abuse. If an infant is fearful, they will have a hard time bonding. It can be distress, or chaotic environment that can prevent them from participating in a caring relationship. Infants or children who are vulnerable to developing attachment issues are those who live in domestic violence, war zone environment, refugee, and community violence. A major factor that influences attachment is the fit of infant and caregiver. Some may be fine with a calm infant but be very overwhelmed with a irritable infant. To maintain the attachment and bonding experiences it is important to read the cues and respond appropriately. It is important for caregivers to be aware that the communication style used for one child may not work for the new child. The caregiver’s frustration of feeling out of sync with the infant can impair …show more content…

It is very important to be aware of the attachment style because that shows the different outcomes on the child’s well-being. Children who are secure in their attachments are more freely to explore and have the opportunity to learn with confidence. Children who are insecure will most likely struggle in being confident and learning from the surroundings. Children who are insecure will be more at risk for hostile, anti-social, emotionally unstable, difficulty in regulating emotions, stress acted out in unhealthy ways and insensitivity to others who are stressed. Children who are secure will most likely have greater ability to handle stress, emotionally stable, manage feelings well, and exhibit positive social

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