Homework
Attachment starts from the moment of birth as an infant begins to recognize her mother's smell, voice, and face. Children with insecure attachment due to a parent with unresolved emotional issues or an inconsistent parenting style show an inability to consistently show emotions. Children who have a secure attachment to at least one adult have higher self-esteem, social skills, and empathy. Empathy can be shown by children as young as 2 years of age and continues to develop into adolescence. Empathy is critical to the formation of healthy, reciprocal relationships. It allows individuals to understand how someone else may feel. If empathy is lacking, an individual may not hold back from physically or emotionally harming others because he does not have the capacity to understand how the impact of such harm. The relationship between the lack of empathy and antisocial behavior can be evident in children in early to middle elementary school years. This lack of empathy is one of the primary contributors to violent behavior.
In this Homework, you analyze the role that attachment plays in the development of empathy and how empathy is a protective factor against violent behavior. You also explore the expression "neurons that fire together wire together" and how it relates to violent behavior.
To prepare for this Homework:
o Review the Learning Resources related to attachment and empathy.
In a 3 to 5 pages paper:
a) Explain the role of attachment in empathy.
b) Explain how and why the presence of empathy may be a protective factor against causing harm.
c) Provide an example of a violent crime and how attachment and empathy may play a role.
d) Explain whether or not empathy may be hard-wired. If so, how? Provide an example.
e) Explain the expression "neurons that fire together wire together." Provide an example.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.