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a relatively long enduring tie in which the partner is important as a unique individual and is interchangable with none other.

a subtype of affectional bond in which the presense of the partner adds a special sense of security a ssafe base for the individual

the collection of probably insensitive behaviors toward another person that bring about or maintain proximity and care giving such as the smile of a young infant behaviors that relfect an attachment

as applied to social relation ships a congnitive construction of the workings of relationships such as expectations of support or affections truthworthiness and so on. the earliest relationships may form the template for such a cognitive construction

term used by bowbly to describe the form of the child parent attachment in the preschool years in which the two partners though improved communication negotiate and form the frequency of contact between them.

the process of psychological social and physical seperation from parents that begins in adolescence

a series of episodes used by mary ainsworth and others in studies of attachment. the chils is observed with the mother with stranger alone when reunited with the stranger and when reunited with the mother

an internal working model in which the child uses the parent as a safe base and is readily readily consoled after seperation whether fearful or when otherwise stressed

an internal working of relationships in which the child does as readily use the parent as a safe base and is not readily consoled by the parent if upset. includes three subtypes of attachment avoidant ambivalent or disorganized

the degree to which an infants and his or her temerment work together

form of play seen in toddlers in which chilren play next to but not with one another

a friendship in which each partner identifies the other as a friend also a quality of friendship in school aged children when freindship for the first time is seen as being a reciprocal trust

a term used by psychologists to refer to how well an individual child is liked by his or her peers

children who are described as well liked by the majority of peers

children who are seldomly described as liked or disliked by their peers

unpopular children who are explicitly avoided and not chosen as playmates of friends

a group of four to six friends with strong affectional bonds and high levels of group solidarity and loyalty the term used by researchers to describe self chosen group of friends

a larger group and looser group of friends than a clique normally made up of several cliques that have joined together a reputation based group common with adolescent subculture with widely agreed upon characteristics

behavior that is aimed at harming or hurting another person or object

aggressive behavior intended toward achieving a goal such as obtaining a toy from another child

aggressive verbal behavior intended to hurt anothers feelings

aggression aimed at damaging another persons self esteem or peer relationships such as by using ostracism or threats of ostracism cruel gossiping or facial expressions of disdain