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An '''infant''' or baby is the very young [[offspring]] of [[humans]]. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from [[birth]]. In medical [[contexts]], newborn or neonate (from [[Latin]], neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days of life (from birth up to 4 weeks after [[birth]], less than a month old). The term "newborn" includes premature infants, postmature infants and full term newborns. The term infant is derived from the [[Latin]] [[word]] infans, meaning "unable to [[speak]]" or "speechless." It is typically applied to [[children]] between the ages of 1 month and 12 months; however, definitions vary between birth and 3 years of age. "Infant" is also a legal term referring to any child under the age of [[legal]] adulthood.

An '''infant''' or baby is the very young [[offspring]] of [[humans]]. A newborn is an infant who is within hours, days, or up to a few weeks from [[birth]]. In medical [[contexts]], newborn or neonate (from [[Latin]], neonatus, newborn) refers to an infant in the first 28 days of life (from birth up to 4 weeks after [[birth]], less than a month old). The term "newborn" includes premature infants, postmature infants and full term newborns. The term infant is derived from the [[Latin]] [[word]] infans, meaning "unable to [[speak]]" or "speechless." It is typically applied to [[children]] between the ages of 1 month and 12 months; however, definitions vary between birth and 3 years of age. "Infant" is also a legal term referring to any child under the age of [[legal]] adulthood.

==Emotional development==

==Emotional development==

Attachment theory is primarily an evolutionary and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology ethological] [[theory]] whereby the infant or child seeks proximity to a specified attachment figure in situations of alarm or distress for the [[purpose]] of [[survival]]. The forming of attachments is considered to be the [[foundation]] of the infant/child's capacity to form and conduct [[relationships]] throughout life. Attachment is not the same as [[love]] and/or [[affection]] although they often go [[together]]. Attachment and attachment [[behaviors]] tend to [[develop]] between the age of 6 months and 3 years. Infants become attached to adults who are [[sensitive]] and responsive in [[social]] [[interactions]] with the [[infant]], and who remain as [[consistent]] caregivers for some time. [[Parental]] [[responses]] lead to the [[development]] of [[patterns]] of attachment which in turn lead to 'internal working models' which will [[guide]] the [[individual]]'s [[feelings]], [[thoughts]], and [[expectations]] in later [[relationships]]. There are a number of attachment 'styles' namely 'secure', 'anxious-ambivalent', 'anxious-avoidant', (all 'organized') and 'disorganized', some of which are more problematic than others. A lack of attachment or a seriously disrupted capacity for attachment could [[potentially]] amount to serious disorders.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant]

Attachment theory is primarily an evolutionary and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethology ethological] [[theory]] whereby the infant or child seeks proximity to a specified attachment figure in situations of alarm or distress for the [[purpose]] of [[survival]]. The forming of attachments is considered to be the [[foundation]] of the infant/child's capacity to form and conduct [[relationships]] throughout life. Attachment is not the same as [[love]] and/or [[affection]] although they often go [[together]]. Attachment and attachment [[behaviors]] tend to [[develop]] between the age of 6 months and 3 years. Infants become attached to adults who are [[sensitive]] and responsive in [[social]] [[interactions]] with the infant, and who remain as [[consistent]] caregivers for some time. [[Parental]] [[responses]] lead to the [[development]] of [[patterns]] of attachment which in turn lead to 'internal working models' which will [[guide]] the [[individual]]'s [[feelings]], [[thoughts]], and [[expectations]] in later [[relationships]]. There are a number of attachment 'styles' namely 'secure', 'anxious-ambivalent', 'anxious-avoidant', (all 'organized') and 'disorganized', some of which are more problematic than others. A lack of attachment or a seriously disrupted capacity for attachment could [[potentially]] amount to serious disorders.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant]

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[[Category: Psychology]]

[[Category: Psychology]]