The concept of attachment covers all emotion and behavior patterns such as giving positive reactions to parents or caregivers, turning to these people, searching for these people, and being accompanied by a feeling of relief when the presence of the attached person is noticed. As I mentioned in my article last week, attachment has a very important place in babies' lives. Babies who do not develop secure attachment experience problems more frequently than normal in both childhood and adulthood. Attachment during infancy is observed in stages. Attachment, which begins due to human nature immediately after birth, manifests itself in the form of searching for the breast, sucking, swallowing, thumb sucking, grasping, turning towards the mother, sensing and preparing for feeding times. By the eighth week, the baby begins to turn to the caregiver. From this period onwards, the baby smiles at his caregiver, makes long-term eye contact, and reacts more to his caregiver than to other people. From this period onwards, the baby feels more comfortable with its caregiver. As of the seventh month, the real bonding period begins. The child, who previously partially differentiated between the mother and other people, turns more towards the caregiver. From this period onwards, they show fear, anxiety or escape behavior when they encounter strangers.
The mother has a key role in the attachment relationship. If the mother has established a warm, loving and secure attachment relationship with her parents, this is also reflected in her marriage and her relationship with her child. In the mother-child relationship, the quality of emotional communication between them increases as both mother and child respond to each other's emotions. Tension between mother and father causes negative emotions in the father-baby relationship. In order to establish a healthy bond between the father and the baby, the father must directly participate in all activities related to the care of the baby in the first year.
There are four types of attachment. The first of these is secure attachment. This is the ideal way to connect. Even if the babysitter is not with him, he is in a position where he continues to be an investigator and knows that his babysitter is a safe base. He may react to his parent's departure, but when he leaves, his reaction decreases and he begins to live normal life. He returns to him. Other types of attachment are: tense-avoidant attachment, tense-resistant attachment and disorganized-ambiguous attachment. These three types of attachment are the attachment types that we do not want in babies. Such attachments create a predisposition to psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, and personality disorders in the future. To prevent attachment disorders; Parents need to pay enough attention to their babies, not be overly protective of their babies, and be more harmonious in their relationships with each other and with the baby.
Op., who was martyred in the line of duty last week. Dr. I commemorate Kamil Furtun with mercy and wish God's patience to his relatives. I would like to end my article by saying that everyone should take responsibility to stop the increasing violence in healthcare as soon as possible; Because we work to treat our patients and protect their health. This is our only aim. It is unacceptable to be murdered while working towards this goal. See you next week, stay healthy...
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