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A nurse is caring for a woman who gave birth three hours ago. The nurse observes that the woman is holding her infant close to her chest and is talking softly to him. The nurse interprets this behaviour as:
Bonding is the initial attraction felt by the parents for their infant. It usually occurs within the first few minutes or hours after birth and is facilitated by skin-to-skin contact.
Attachment is the process of developing a strong emotional bond between the mother and the infant. It is influenced by factors such as maternal hormones, infant cues, and environmental support. Attachment behaviors include holding, touching, talking, and gazing at the infant.
Engrossment is the term used to describe the father’s absorption, preoccupation, and interest in the infant. It involves visual awareness, tactile awareness, perception of newborn as perfect, strong attraction, awareness of distinct features, extreme elation, and increased sense of self-esteem.
Entrainment is the term used to describe the infant’s movement in response to speech. The infant synchronizes his or her movements with the rhythm and pitch of the adult’s voice.
The correct answer is choice B. Attachment.
Attachment is the process of developing a strong emotional bond between the mother and the infant.
It is influenced by factors such as maternal hormones, infant cues, and environmental support.
Attachment behaviors include holding, touching, talking, and gazing at the infant.
Choice A is wrong because bonding is the initial attraction felt by the parents for their infant.
It usually occurs within the first few minutes or hours after birth and is facilitated by skin-to-skin contact.
Choice C is wrong because engrossment is the term used to describe the father’s absorption, preoccupation, and interest in the infant.
It involves visual awareness, tactile awareness, perception of newborn as perfect, strong attraction, awareness of distinct features, extreme elation, and increased sense of self-esteem.
Choice D is wrong because entrainment is the term used to describe the infant’s movement in response to speech.
The infant synchronizes his or her movements with the rhythm and pitch of the adult’s voice.