Exam Preview for 1770: How Understanding Attachment Theory Can Impr

How Understanding Attachment Theory Can Improve Student-Teacher Relationships

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. Which of the following is NOT a commonly understood category or “style” of attachment? Dismissive Secure Anxious Forgiving
2. Which of the following is NOT a component of what children need to be provided with in order to form secure attachment? Seen Soothed Silly Safe
3. Children with which of the following attachment orientations/”styles” are most likely to be considered “clingy” or “needy”? Secure Insecure- Anxious Insecure- Avoidant None of the above
4. Children with this attachment orientation/”style” are most likely to be considered aloof, unemotional, detached, or independent. Secure Insecure- Anxious Insecure- Avoidant None of the above
5. _________________________________ attachment is formed when the caregiver, whom the child needs to rely on for safety and support, is experienced as scared or scary. Secure Insecure- Anxious Insecure- Avoidant Disorganized
6. The way a teacher’s _______________________________ were responded to in their own childhood implicitly impacts what they have learned in “safe” or “unsafe” in terms of behavior and emotional expression. own behavior and needs educational needs financial needs None of the above
7. If a teacher has learned (in their own life) that they have to be “strong”/that expressions of distress/frustration/need will not be co-regulated or will be met with neglect/aggression/hostility, then a student expressing behavior or emotion that demonstrates distress/frustration/need may be __________________ to this teacher. reaffirming accepting activating demeaning
8. If a teacher attempts to gain student’s approval in response to being told a different teacher is preferred, this may indicate that the teacher has: Insecure-Anxious attachment Insecure-Avoidant attachment Secure Attachment Disorganized Attachment
9. Promoting secure attachment relationships in the school setting requires that students feel seen, safe, soothed, and _______________________. Satisfied Stressed Silly Secure
10. Which of the following is NOT a positive strategy for promoting secure attachment in the classroom environment? Using appropriate humor Providing opportunities for teacher mindfulness Taking away recess as a consequence for misbehavior Prevent and respond to bullying behavior