Child Neglect Research Paper

As a cause of their negative early childhood experiences, these individuals have a need for safe and secure relationships, however, absent is the trust required to help create it.
Neglect- Adults who have experienced neglect as children can have negative experiences in romantic relationships, however, this can at times be negated by feelings of appreciation, and specialness. However, the adult will have to realize where the negative feelings originate from and work towards a resolution, either with the offending parties or by themselves. Resolutions can vary the degree and type of intimacy attained, thereby affecting the functioning romantic relationships. An individual who was raised with a disorganized attachment will not have the capacity …show more content…
A better approach can be to improve maternal responsiveness and representation through therapy and support for the mother.
In supposition, the attachment experiences our caregivers provide in addition to our early life experiences become the criteria in which we view our self-worth. As well as our learned behavior allowing us to be empathic, caring, and genuine. Unfortunately, with children that are neglected, maltreated and otherwise abused the belief is if our caregivers think badly of us, then it must be true and we come to adopt those beliefs into our internal working model.
Abuse, neglect and regular criticism can very easily promote a damaged sense of self-worth. Negative and harmful childhood experiences can cause individuals to form barriers in an attempt at self-preservation. However, these same barriers can keep the negative personality traits internalized causing additional harm to the person and their loved ones.
Individuals classified as disorganized/disoriented and the etiology, as well as the subsequent development of dissociative symptomatology, have been studied. The connection between dissociation and attachment theory has been found to have correlational value. Disorganized dyadic relationships, as well as childhood trauma, can be considered precursors to dissociative …show more content…
Consisting of a set order of twenty questions. Initially, the interview is asked to provide a quick narrative regarding their relationships in childhood. Subsequently, they are asked to choose five adjectives representative of their relationships. Followed by a discussion of specific episodic memories that explain why a particular adjective was chosen. The AAI interview also consists of questions that are used to assess the current relationship the participant has their parents. All this information allows for scoring and classification which is focused on three

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