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  • Millions of people are searching the internet attempting to find a cure or resolution to imposter syndrome. This episode explores the characteristics of imposter syndrome and questions the evidence of imposter syndrome's existence. Tune in to this latest episode as Delliah Adesanya, LCSW explores imposter syndrome to provide further understanding into how this phenomenon came about as well as help those suffering seek ways to heal from imposter syndrome.

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    Resources

    National Library of Medicine (Pub Med) "The Early History of The Placebo:

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23497809/

    Verywell Mind "Imposter Syndrome: Why You May Feel Like a Fraud"

    https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469

  • Hello & welcome to The Social Work Journal podcast. Today's episode is about exploring the numerous factors that cause stress. Oftentimes we confuse stress with anxiety or depression although they may pair hand-in-hand. What's worst is the communal shame or guilt we may experience when we look to others to co-ruminate about our stress. Ironically, engaging our community is vital in helping us process and better cope with stress. Come along a journey of self-exploration and find solace in this place of healing!

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    How much time do adults spend on health-related self-care? Results from the American time use survey:

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21737762/

    Stress Symptoms:

    https://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/stress-symptoms-effects_of-stress-on-the-body

    Everyday Mental Health Tips:

    https://www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/everyday-mental-health-tips?gclid=CjwKCAjw2OiaBhBSEiwAh2ZSP3n3gFvXLvcUUNNhFv-0EIg56Qt10q02-YPFHVL1srlxNrCuFaks7hoCSPsQAvD_BwE

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  • Welcome to The Social Work Journal podcast! Today's episode is about exploring value; specifically, self-value. Often times our behaviors are mediated by rewards and consequences. This may result in us valuing characteristics such as selflessness as a virtue and consequently may impact our self-esteem. As we are conditioned into valuing the needs of others more than we value ourselves we loose our sense of self-value. Come along this journey to embark upon a discussion in which we can discover ways to set boundaries and uphold our personal boundaries.

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    Why You Don’t Value Yourself: Ways You Can Overcome It.

    Website: https://medium.com/illumination/why-you-dont-value-yourself-ways-you-can-overcome-it-ecafb393730a

    Episode Dedicated to:

    Aira Sherdene Managabang (graphic artist-see episode podcast cover)

    Michael Paulson (photographer-see podcast cover & episode covers)

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  • Today's episode of The Social Work Journal discusses impulsivity and explores mental health disorders in which impulsive behaviors are prevalent. Additionally, Deltom utilizes pop-cultural references such as the Will Smith apology address and “The Story of God With Morgan Freeman” to illustrate what impulsive behaviors as well as impulse control disorder may look like on both ends of the spectrum. Join in on the journey of self-reflection as this episode employs us to reassess our own impulses and challenges us to consider extended empathy for others who act impulsively.

    0:20 Will Smith’s Apology Address: Why didn’t he apologize to Chris Rock sooner?

    1:35 The Elephant in the Brain: Impulses,Collective Reinforcement theory, & the consequences that follow

    3:45 Behaviorist Theory & Operant Conditioning: Our behavior is modulated by rewards & consequences

    5:30 Impulse Control Disorder: Contributing factors (biological & environmental)

    7:30 The DSM-IV & Neurological, Mood, Disruptive-Impulse Control, & Personality Disorders (an examination of symptoms and consequent impulsive behaviors)

    24:45 The Story of God With Morgan Freeman: Exploring the experience of an inmate who has Antisocial Personality Disorder & how this impacts his ability to exercise empathy as well as modulate his impulses

    28:20 Evil Personified: Extending empathy & reaching a level of understanding to others who act impulsively

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    Ouotes by Deltom:

    “It’s funny because we all have personal struggles with modulating our impulses but there are some offenses that are more morally regulated in society than others.”

    “In tying this back into the Will Smith apology address, I also wonder if people would have been empathetic toward him had his response to the question prompt been ‘I don’t know why I didn’t apologize to Chris in my acceptance speech.’”

    “To answer Morgan Freeman when you are dealing with an outlier or an anomaly as such you can choose to assign a moral standard but you will never be able to reach an understanding of that outlier if your are comparing it to a norm.”

  • Today's episode of The Social Work Journal relates technology to emotions and behaviors. Deltom dives deep into the different types of commonly used algorithms and how they ironically are parallel to the way our cognition regulates our impulses. Additionally, Deltom explores what we see on the internet and how it directly impacts our self-esteem as well as the standards we set for ourselves. Join the journey of self-discovery as this episode employs us to investigate how much of the virtual world is real.

    1:30 "Greedy Algorithm" paralleled to impulsivity and cognitive impairment

    3:00 "Baysian Theory" & "Prior Probability"- predicting future behavior

    9:45 "The Social Dilemma"- algorithm's impact our behaviors and emotions w/o triggering our awareness

    10:10 Social media, self-esteem, suicide, and self-harm rates

    11:00 & 14:00 "Celebrity World"-comparing ourselves to others, self/societal expectations

    12:00 Timeline Envy- posts that effect our self-esteem

    12: 45 Kim Kardashian Unfiltered-bashed for looking like a "real" woman

    15:00 Connections through COVID-how social media supported loneliness during the shelter-in-place

    16:00 False narratives & fake news

    20:00 What's Real?-How do we govern our morality & differentiate real from fake

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    Ouotes by Deltom:

    "That's what artificial intelligence is all about. It's about predicting your future behavior, with past behavior."

    "Because 'greedy algorithm' is not always reliable in decision making, they use dynamic programming."

    "Have you every found yourself constantly checking emails and wondered why? For some reason, I get this high whenever I delete emails. I've asked myself, "why" I don't just sit down and take the time to unsubscribe."

  • Today's episode of The Social Work Journal explores narratives. Deltom theorizes that there are two types of narratives: the narratives we tell ourselves (to justify our behavior or make ourselves feel better) & the narratives we tell others (which are tied to our identity). Throughout this episode, Deltom uses real-life scenarios and references pop-culture to give further context of how narratives are defense mechanisms that cause us to act in a manner that is counterintuitive to our true intentions.

    3:45 Our Identity is who we are (we need others to believe "who" we say we are)

    5:55 Pleasure Principal (our need to experience pleasure and disregard pain)

    7:30 A strong vs. weak ego and our ability to tolerate frustrations

    8:00 The overuse of the term "narcissism"

    9: 45 Perceived failure (a sense of great loss)

    11:15 People are inherently good but behave counterintuitively to their intentions

    12:58 Puzzled by projection (Deltom's experience w/the projection defense)

    14:52: Reality TV imitates reality (an example of how people use vulnerable/victim narratives as a defense mechanism)

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    Ouotes by Deltom:

    "People tell themselves the story that makes them feel better"

    "I believe that as people we are inherently good and we intend to do good"

    "We are likely to empathize with someone when they tell us a traumatic story. That is your first instinct."

  • Manipulation can be positive when used for the greater good of the whole or to help others. However, manipulation has a negative connotation as it is usually used to favor the needs of the manipulator. In this episode of The Social Work Journal, Deltom theorizes and categorizes tactics commonly used to manipulate others in positive and negative ways. Pop cultural references from reality shows and recent media are used to provide further context as to how manipulation is used and the impact it has on others. Deltom discusses rhetoric in media about “the perfect victim” while referencing “ideal victim theory” and summarizes the discussion by sharing her own experiences as well as how to combat manipulation.

    1:00-Defining manipulation/positive manipulation tactics (physical, mental, emotional)

    5:30-Negative manipulation tactics (guilt tactics)

    8:00- Example from reality show “Selling Sunset” of a comparison manipulation tactic

    9:00- Marginalization/comparison tactics

    11:30-14:30 Depp vs. Heard and “word salad” and guilt tactics

    15:00-Politicizing domestic violence as a gender issue with word salad manipulation tactics

    17:15- The “perfect victim” (ideal victim theory)

    18:04- Mirroring manipulation tactics and Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

    20:14 The vulnerable manipulation tactic (manipulators establishing an intimate connection with others with the intent to manipulate)

    22:30-How to combat a manipulator

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  • Adversity can be beneficial long-term all while at the moment being unpleasant, stressful, and challenging. In this episode of The Social Work Journal, Deltom and guest Kiersten Kelly (from the Problem With Authority Podcast) discuss their personal experiences with adversity. Research is explored to gain further insight on the impact that adversity can have on individuals. Even more, Deltom discusses Post-Traumatic Growth Theory to emphasize the phases that may lead to gaining wisdom from overcoming adversity.

    1:16 Overcoming Adversity: Deltom delivers research to further explain Kiersten’s experience with overcoming adversity

    5:11-Resilience in children vs adults (exploring factors that help children cope with adversity that may not be available to adults)

    7:53-Scaffolding: fading guidance to push independence

    9:33-Toxic Stress: Life changing experiences such as abuse or disease in which people need to rely on support systems

    10:48- Survivors of Traumatic Events: How Toxic Stress can test and/or improve interpersonal relationships

    12:48-Post Traumatic Growth Theory (PTG): 5 ways to grow from post-traumatic stress

    16:06-Deltom speaks about her first loss at 7 years old and experiencing trauma at her grandfather’s funeral

    22:43-Avoiding Neuroticism: Deltom & Kirsten share experiences as interns entering the field of social work

    29.45-Takeaways about coping with adversity

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    Ouotes:

    “You can grow from stress when you reframe stress as a challenge because it can make you more focused than fearful”

    “As long as you can shift your thinking to something positive, you can always overcome adversity”-Deltom

    “My mom once told me something and I’ll never forget. She said, ‘sometimes people, they don’t treat you bad or they’re not intimidated by you by what you have in the moment. It’s what they see you becoming” -Deltom

    “Neuroticism is when you have a negative outlook on situations that remind you of a negative experience”

  • Achievement can be defined in many ways depending on an individual’s perspective. Some people are intrinsically motivated while others are motivated by accolades or comparing their successes to others. In this episode of The Social Work Journal, Deltom dives into scientific findings about how individuals define achievement, the challenges to fulfillment or achievement, and how societal stereotypes may impact our ability to actualize success. Deltom also shares her own personal challenges and experiences related to achievement.

    2:43 A Jack of All Trades (Deltom’s personal challenges with achievement while juggling multiple aspects of her personal and professional life)

    7:02- Micromanaging (undermining employees’ autonomy-a reason for job dissatisfaction)

    8:29 Age & Job Satisfaction (making the job work for you vs pushing back for change in the workplace)

    11:27 Pushing Back (Deltom’s personal story on job satisfaction and achievement)

    13:38 Women in the workplace (the glass ceiling for working mom’s)

    15:48 Men in the workplace (working dads and the burden of assuming men to leadership roles)

    16:27 The glass ceiling in film (an increase in top grossing films amongst Caucasian women & men of color in the film industry)

    19:01 Token Economy and Preference Assessment to shape behaviors in children to achieve access to a preference

    22:18 Judgment passed on stay at home dads and career oriented moms

    25:00 Intrinsic Motivation (find was makes you feel a sense of achievement)

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    “Most people are not satisfied at their jobs because of one particular reason that can be universal and that’s because they don’t have a sense of ownership at that job. Maybe there’s a skill or a talent that they have that they feel has been untapped at their work”-Deltom

    “I Feel like a jack of all trades and a master of none because I want to be a great mom but I still have my aspirations to have a successful podcast and to have a successful clothing line that I’m working on. So, it can be difficult juggling all these hats and working full time.

  • Our ability to focus is one of the most important factors to actualize success in our professional as well as personal lives. However, today’s society is full of distractions and everything around us from social media to the convenience of e-commerce makes it difficult to focus on our priorities. Sometimes, we get distracted by things that seem important at the time and without realizing it, we lose focus of our overarching goals. In this episode of the Social Work Journal, Deltom dives into scientific findings about our ability to focus, how our minds respond to various distractions, and how to fine-tune our focus in a way that helps us achieve our goals.

    [00:53] Defining Focus - What is focus and why it’s important for growth in our personal and professional lives.

    [03:15] Distractions – How decluttering our mind can help us avoid the distractions that keep us from focusing on our goals and tactics for identifying and avoiding distractions.

    [09:37] Commodity Theory – How strategically placed advertisements affect our minds and how to not get distracted by targeted advertising.

    [12:56] Urgency Bias – The findings of a scientific study that explains how the way we prioritize our tasks affects our productivity.

    [18:25] Flexible Thinking – How to shift gears when necessary to figure out what’s more important to us at a given moment and prioritize the most important tasks.

    [25:13] Personality Traits – How our personality traits (introvert, ambivert, extrovert) influence our ability to focus and how to identify the best conditions to achieve a higher level of focus based on your personality.

    [26:06] Hyperfocus & ADHD- How hyperfocus can be a distraction as it inhibits our ability to access flexible thinking. Hyperfocus is common in children and adults with ADHD.

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    Quotes

    “When you knock something off of your checklist, you feel like ‘oh, wow, I got something done’. But if you think about all those little tasks, did you really get the most important things out of your day done?” -Deltom

    People with ADHD tend to hyperfocus on things that are of interest to them. So like distractibility, hyperfocus is thought to resort from "abnormally low levels of dopamine"-ADDitude Magazine

  • Goals

    In today's episode of The Social Work Journal, we dive deep into numerous aspects related to goals. A goal is the object of an individual's ambition, endeavor, or desired outcome. On the other hand, one's goals must contain specific characteristics to achieve their intended results. Throughout this episode, Deltom shares her knowledge and experiences regarding various topics pertaining to creating goals, accomplishing them, and everything in between. Furthermore, she illustrates how she practically incorporates this learned information and skills into her daily routine.

    [00:12] Goal-Setting Theory - To truly comprehend what a goal is, we must first examine the goal-setting theory. Deltom elucidates each feature discussed in goal-setting theory in broad strokes.

    [06:06] SMART Goals- Deltom outlines the components of SMART goals which she illustrates with the help of her own experiences as examples.

    [10:30] Motivational Quotes – Citing several motivational quotes, Deltom expresses her opinions on the efficacy of motivational quotes.

    [14:30] Impact – Deltom shares her views on why motivational quotes are so popular and influential in our lives.

    [18:02] Failures - Deltom explains several reasons behind people failing to fulfill their goals, citing an article she read.

    [23:55] Personal Goals – Sharing her experience with the podcast, Deltom talks about how she embeds explained knowledge into her everyday life.

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    "Often, people are more successful with goals when they share those goals with other people because that makes the goal real and helps you solidify that you are going to follow through with this goal."

    "You want to focus on mastery goal orientation rather than performance goal orientation."

    "If you do not understand what obstacles may come your way, so that you can plan how you're going to overcome those obstacles, then you're not going to be successful.”

  • In today's episode of the Social Work Journal, we talk about beliefs. It is the acceptance of something's existence or veracity despite the absence of evidence. Deltom shares her knowledge and experiences in this episode about how beliefs can be both powerful and enticing as well as devastating and crippling. Moreover, she explains how we may genuinely discover ourselves, evolve, and change into something beautiful by challenging those ideas.

    [00:22] Belief – Deltom outlines what belief is and how it is related to culture.

    [00:59] Factors Impact Your Beliefs – Deltom, citing a peer-reviewed journal, highlights various factors that contribute to the formation of your beliefs.

    [04:01] Beliefs Become Catastrophic – Deltom illustrates how beliefs can be devastating by referencing John Allen Chau's voyage to North Sentinel Island and her own experience.

    [08:12] Belief Perseverance - Deltom explores why people adhere to their views using the concepts of belief perseverance and cognitive immunization.

    [08:36] Memory bias – At times, we cling to particular memories simply because they are more pleasant than others. Deltom emphasizes this point by discussing the influence of our memories and brain on our beliefs.

    [09:40] Biases - Deltom provides a comprehensive explanation of various biases such as confirmation bias, negativity bias, and pessimism bias.

    [17:00] Goal Setting- Our beliefs can provide us with the confidence that we will succeed or with the certainty that we will fail. Having stated that, Deltom discusses the role of beliefs in goal setting.

    [21:59] Challenging beliefs – After invoking a metaphor, Deltom talks in general terms about what should be done when the outcome does not correspond to the expectations.

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    Quotes:

    "Remember, our beliefs supersede reality. Our beliefs become our reality."

    "We have no evidence at all of some of our most important beliefs, except that people we love and trust, hold these beliefs."

    "Your beliefs are tied to your identity, and they are tied to your morality. That is something that we cherish and we hold on to."

  • In today's episode of The Social Work Journal, we talk about Cognitive Distortions. This episode is dedicated to Aaron Beck, who passed away on November 1st, 2021. Aaron Beck founded the Beck's Depression Inventory. Moreover, he discovered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is the therapeutic treatment for Cognitive Distortions. Throughout this episode, Deltom dives deep into numerous types of cognitive distortions and methods to overcome them.

    [1:10] Cognitive Distortions - Deltom explains what a cognitive distortion is and distinguishes it from rumination

    [02:24] Examples of Cognitive Distortion - Deltom delineates cognitive distortions with practical day-to-day scenarios.

    [04:17] Polarized Thinking - This is a type of cognitive distortion. Deltom interprets polarized thinking as black and white thinking.

    [04:50] Overgeneralization - A cognitive distortion where a person takes one experience and relates it to other incidents that remind them of the previous experience.

    [05:30] Catastrophizing - According to Deltom, catastrophizing consists of what-if statements exploring worst-case scenarios and instances where there is no evidence that such adverse events will occur.

    [08:42] Some Other Types of Cognitive Distortion- Deltom speaks about several other cognitive distortions such as personalization, mind-reading, mind filtering, “should” statements, labeling, and emotional reasoning.

    [15:28] Implications of Cognitive Distortions - Deltom talks about the consequences of cognitive distortion, mentioning depression and anxiety.

    [18:10] Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Tactics - Deltom explains several methods to overcome cognitive distortions: Thought stopping, questioning the evidence, labeling distortions, and replacing non-productive activities with productive activities.

    [21:10] Personal Experience – Deltom shares her personal experience with cognitive distortions and her takeaways from that.

    Quotes:

    “No one or nothing can be all good or all bad. People especially have positive traits, and they have negative traits; and there are pros and cons to everything.”

    “If you want to have cognitive distortions under control, you want to reframe the way you think about things, the way you perceive things after identifying the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.”

    “You know, if you want to be in control of yourself, you pick and choose how you use your time, and you pick and choose what you allow yourself to attend to.”

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  • In today’s episode of The Social Work Journal, we talk about ruminating. In simple terms, ruminating is excessive, repetitive thinking about the same event. Throughout this episode, Deltom shares the findings and experiences on what ruminating is, why people ruminate, and how to treat or overcome ruminating.

    [1:29] What and why – Deltom explains what rumination is and the reasons she has noticed as the causes for rumination.

    [2:32] Types of rumination – Deltom divides rumination into the categories internalizing and externalizing

    [5.16] Results of untreated rumination –Untreated rumination can lead to depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Deltom highlights the connection between them.

    [07:02] Treatments for rumination–Treatments for rumination vary depending on the severity. Deltom shares her findings through a study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information about the “think no think” paradigm and the “Go no go” test as treatments for less severe rumination.

    [10:18] Neuroscience and rumination -Neuroscience and rumination are interconnected through the hippocampus.

    [12:02] Self-disclosure and Rumination – Deltom clearly explains the differences between self-disclosures and rumination. As well she continues analyzing rumination and explaining treatments for rumination using several methodologies.

    [19:54] Deltom’s experience on rumination– Deltom shares her own experience about rumination and her takeaways.

    [28:22] Be productive with thoughts – Being productive with thoughts is essential. Deltom points out how productive activities lead to productive thoughts.

    Quote:

    “If you are watching a horror flick and you feel anxious, why would you keep watching it when you have access to a remote? Change the channel.”

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  • This episode was originally recorded on February 14, 2020. It was the first recorded “Friend Friday” in which Deltom and her husband discuss multitasking. It’s a widespread belief that multitasking makes you more efficient in your daily life. Since Deltom found herself multitasking often, she was inspired to talk and share meaningful information about this topic. Throughout this episode, we explore research, books, articles, and etymology to help us examine this belief from a whole new perspective.

    [1:45] Least Efficient – Hubby highlights that Multitasking is a hoax. He clearly explains how multitasking is least efficient and that one should focus on completing one task without just doing something half here and half there.

    [3:35] Computing Sense – Upon being asked about the definition of ‘Multitasking’ on the online etymology dictionary, Hubby explains that in computing sense, multitasking means doing multiple tasks but not at the same time.

    [6:20] The Word Priority – Deltom explains that the word ‘Priority’ first came into the English language around the 1400s, and later around the 1900s, people began pluralizing ‘Priority’ into ‘Priorities’. From this angle, she discusses the irony of pluralizing the word priority.

    [11:35] Two Things at Once – Hubby & Deltom clearly highlights that even a computer cannot perform two things at once, it’s one thing after another but with speed. Although we feel it performs multiple tasks at once, it is programmed to do one thing at a time.

    [20:30] Something Societal – Deltom & Hubby discuss the role technology plays in people engaging in multitasking behavior and how some people do it to feel busy.

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  • In today’s episode of the Social Work Journal, we talk about perfectionism. Perfectionism has a bit of a negative connotation to it but can be beneficial. Deltom is a self-proclaimed perfectionist, which is why she was inspired to see what scientific research says about perfectionism. Throughout this episode, Deltom shares the findings of some peer-reviewed research about perfectionism, what makes perfectionism healthy vs unhealthy, and the role perfectionism plays in Deltom’s life.

    [02:11] Defining Perfectionism – Deltom talks about several definitions and explanations of perfectionism developed by different experts and distinguished organizations.

    [04:18] Three Categories of Perfectionism –Deltom explores the unique characteristics of each of these categories.

    [06:40] Personal Traits and Perfectionism – How different types of perfectionism shape our personal traits, behaviors, and interests.

    [11:08] Perfectionism and Depression – Deltom dives into the findings of another peer-reviewed journal that explores how socially prescribed perfectionism is connected to depression.

    [16:36] Childhood Experiences and Perfectionism – How interpersonal issues a person may have had in their childhood contributes to socially prescribed perfectionism.

    [18:45] Personal Experiences – Deltom opens up about her experiences with perfectionism and the role perfectionism plays in her life.

    [21:44] Conflicts & Knowledge – Deltom talks about how she approaches dealing with conflicts and why having the courage to say “I don’t know” empowers her.

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  • Welcome to the Social Work Journal with your host Deltom! This podcast is a place for healing and a place for those of us who are looking for answers to questions we have in life.

    In today’s episode (recorded in April 2021) of the Social Work Journal, we talk about attachment. Attachment is the emotional bond that forms between an infant and their primary caregiver that helps evolve the child’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. Since Deltom herself is a mother of a (then 18 month-old), she wanted to share highly useful information about this topic through theory, research, and her own experiences.

    [7:00] Sleep Train – Although recommended by some pediatricians, the sleep training cry-out method or the extinction method, could be very controversial as some parents believe it to be cruel

    [8:30] Transitional Object – When a baby is separated from the mother for the very first time, it will cling to an object like a stuffed animal or blanket. Hence, this first object is what’s known as the transitional phenomena or the transitional object. The baby believes that this first object is usually someone that is an internalized image of its mother.

    [10:10] Good Enough Mother – According to D.W. Winnicott’s theory, a “good enough mother” is someone who meets all the baby’s needs but slowly allows the baby to experience small amounts of frustration and only steps in when it is needed

    [10:55] Karl Heinz’s Identity Theory– Without the mother, there’s no baby because the baby’s feeling of self-worth is mirrored off of the mother (indentity)

    [12:10] Disillusionment – This is when the baby experiences separation from the mother for the first time and understands they’re a separate entity from their parent.

    [15:43] Quality of Attachment – analysis of a recording of Mary Ainsworth and John Bolwby’s, “A Strange Situation Experiment” to illustrate secure attachment looks like.

    [19:02] Secure Attachment – when the mother leaves the child and later returns, the child returns to their happy or content state.

    [19:22] Avoidant Attachment – The child is curious when the mother is absent less and less as they grow accustomed to her absence. The child appears to be independent.

    [21:01] Ambivalent Attachment – in just one word, “inconsolable.” The child wants closeness but doesn’t know how to ask for it.

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