PLAY

In manuscript 10 folder

2-17-07

“…the primary caregiver of the securely attached infant affords emotional access to the child and responds appropriately and promptly to his or her positive and negative states.  She allows for the interactive generation of high (Schore/ad/180) levels of positive affect in coshared play states, and low levels of negative affect in the interactive repair of social stress, that is, attachment ruptures.  (Schore/ad/181)”

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“In contrast…the abusive caregiver not only shows less play with her infant, she also induces traumatic states of enduring negative affect.  (Schore/ad/181)”

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