What Is Secure Attachment? A Developmental Psychology Podcast Episode.

About this episode

This episode introduces secure attachment in the context of developmental psychology and discusses its importance compared to insecure attachment styles.

To kick off this mini-series on attachment styles in developmental psychology, you’re going to learn about what is secure attachment today. Since we constantly hear about the insecure attachment styles, like avoidant, anxious and disorganised attachment and for good reason. Insecure attachments can have damaging impacts on a person’s relationships, mental health and emotional regulation. However, I don’t think there is enough focus on secure attachment because not a lot of people know what secure attachment is and what it looks like. Therefore, in this developmental psychology podcast episode, you’ll learn what secure attachment is, what the signs of secure attachment are in adults and children and so much more. If you enjoy learning about social psychology, attachment theory and child psychology then this will be a great episode for you. In the psychology news section, you'll learn how children's development was setback substantially in the early COVID-19 pandemic, how we can change the past using imagination to reduce fear of failure, and how ADHD brains show "sleep-like" activity during being awake. LISTEN NOW! If you want to support the podcast, please check out…

People in this episode

Host: Connor Whiteley

Topics covered

• secure attachment
• attachment styles
• developmental psychology
• social psychology
• child psychology

Keywords

• secure attachment
• insecure attachment
• developmental psychology
• attachment theory
• mental health
• emotional regulation
• child development

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