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Attachment Disorder and Its Affect on Child Development

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Kristin Termini et al’s (2009) article investigated the relationship between how a child morally develops with reactive attachment disorder. It is important to note that early attachment with a child and caregivers involve “appropriate behaviors that they then internalize, which will enable them to conform to social norms” (Termini, Golden, Lyndon, & Sheaffer, 2009, p. 18). It is sufficient to say that moral development is “essential for successful functioning and socialization” (Termini et al., 2009, p. 18). There are many different forms of attachment disorders, however, they all revolve around early childhood development how the child does not effectively attach to their primary caregiver rather than being too attached. This can be related to their mood and behavior associated with neglect of some kind. When there is a lack of attachment a child may feel “rejection from their attachment figures, tend to seek parental attention through inappropriate or antisocial behavior” (Termini et al., 2009, p. 18). Many children with attachment disorders have seen multiple changes within their caregiver system, which results in the lack of “developing appropriate attachments to their caregivers and thus seem to be at a greater risk than typical children for lacking adequate conscience development” (Termini et al., 2009, p. 19). This could have potential to alter the child’s moral development and cognition. When a child lacks the appropriate attachment to their caregivers then certain affects occur. Moral cognition develops through “interactions with parents via enjoyable or conflictual experiences” (Termini et al., 2009, p. 19).

When a proper caregiver is missing in the child’s life, then it has numerous effects on how the child develops. Termini and her team created a research study to see how much a difference could be made from those children with and without proper caregivers. Children...