Question

anxious-ambivalent children tend to be disorganized when exploring their surroundings.

please select the best answer from the choices provided

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f

Explanation:

Analyze attachment styles and exploration behaviors

In Mary Ainsworth's attachment theory, anxious-ambivalent (or resistant) children tend to be highly distressed upon separation and show ambivalent behavior upon reunion, often clinging but also showing anger. When exploring their surroundings, they tend to be anxious and hesitant, staying close to the caregiver rather than being "disorganized."

Distinguish from disorganized attachment

Disorganized-disoriented attachment is a distinct category characterized by a lack of a coherent coping mechanism, resulting in confused, contradictory, or disorganized behaviors (such as freezing or rocking) when exploring or in the presence of the caregiver. Therefore, the statement confusing anxious-ambivalent children with disorganized behavior is false.

Answer:

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