What do you know about attachment styles?
PSY 322 5-2 Short Paper: Attachment Styles (Prompt, Info, & Resources)
Adolescence is a period when relationships and romance take center stage. However, a significant body of research demonstrates a link between adolescent (and adult) relationship functioning and attachment characteristics and styles acquired in infancy. That is, developmental research has connected mother-infant attachment problems to subsequent adult relationship issues.
In this paper, evaluate the ways in which differing infant attachment patterns manifest in adolescent romantic relationships. Using at least two scholarly articles from the Shapiro Library, as well as your textbook, describe the following:
· How each infant attachment style manifests in later romantic relationships
· Under what conditions each attachment style can produce healthy, lasting relationships
Conclude by offering ideas and information from your research to answer the following question: When an unhealthy attachment style hinders relationship functioning, can the person change their attachment style? If so, how?
PSY 322 Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
As part of this course, you must write short papers on different topics pertaining to adolescent development. While the topics vary, your papers, at minimum, should include the following components:
· Answer the question or address the issue(s) described in the instructions.
· Include your perspective, when applicable, and share your opinion or explain your rationale for your position.
· Follow word count guidelines. Include references and citations for material presented that are not your own original work. You can use first person to indicate your opinion (I, my, etc.) in lieu of listing yourself as a source.
