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The attachment theory argues that a strong emotional and physical bond to one primary caregiver in our first years of life, is critical to our development.

愛着理論は、生まれてから最初の数年間に一人の主な養育者と築く強い情緒的・身体的な絆が、私たちの発達にとって極めて重要であると主張しています。

If our bonding is strong and we are securely attached, then we feel safe to explore the world.

We know there is always that safe base, to which we can return to anytime.

If our bond is weak, we feel insecurely attached.

We are afraid to leave or explore a rather scary-looking world.

Because we are not sure if we can return.

People who are securely attached are said to have greater trust, can connect to others and as a result are more successful in life.

Insecurely attached people tend to mistrust others, lack social skills and have problems forming relationships.

There is one type of secure attachment and there are 3 types of insecure attachments: Anxious/Ambivalent Anxious/Avoidant and Anxious/Disorganized.

In responses to distress, the first 3 react organized, while the last acts disorganized.

To understand the theory better, let's look at Mr and Ms Smith, who have 4 children.

Luka, Ann, Joe and Amy.

The Smiths are lovely parents, who cuddle, make frequent eye contact, speak warmly, and are always there for their kids.

But one day Mr Smith falls very sick and dies.

For Mrs Smith life now becomes very difficult.

She spend all day working, while at the same time trying to care for her children.

And impossible task.

At 6 years of age, Luka’s brain is for the most part developed, his character strong and his world view shaped.

The new situation does not affect him much - he knows there still is always mom - his safe-haven.

He feels securely attached.

Later he turns into a trusting and optimistic young man.

His self image is positive.

Ann, who is 3, has problems coping with the new lack of attention.

To Ann, her mother now acts unpredictably.

She is anxious about their relationship, and as a result becomes clingy.

To get her mom’s attention, she has to raise her emotional state and scream.

When her mom finally reacts with a predictable response, she herself acts ambivalent and doesn't show her true feelings.

Later in life, others think Ann is unpredictable or moody.

Her self image is less positive.

Her attachment style Anxious Ambivalent.

2-year old Joe, spends his days with his uncle, who loves him, but thinks that a good education means being strict.

If little Joe shows too much emotions or is too loud, his Uncle gets angry and sometimes punitive.

This scares Joe.

He learns that to avoid fear, he has to avoid showing his feelings - also in other situations.

As an adult he continues this strategy and has problems to enter relationships.

His image of himself is rather negative.

His attachment is: Anxious Avoidant Amy, who is just one year old, gets sent to a nursery.

The staff there is poorly trained, overworked and often very stressed.

Some are outright abusive.

Amy therefore becomes anxious of the very people she seeks security from - a conflict which totally disorganizes her ideas about love and safety.

As she is experiencing fear without resolution, she tries to avoid all social situations.

As an adult she thinks of herself as unworthy of love.

Her self image is very negative.

He attachment is anxious disorganized Our attachment is formed in the very first years of our lives, a time when we are too young to communicate our anxiety and as a result can experience high levels of stress.

Then our adrenal gland - an organ sitting on top of our kidneys - produces the stress-hormones adrenaline and cortisol.

The heart rate increases, the blood pressure goes up and we become alert.

If that happens frequently, it is called toxic stress.

Toxic, because it impairs the development of a child's brain, and weakens the immune system.

In embryos or at a very young age, toxic stress can even switch the expressions of genes, which can affect our health many decades later.

By simulating a Strange Situation, we can assess an attachment style, already by the age of one.

To do this, we let the child play with their mothers for a few minutes inside a room.

Then the child is left alone.

The key moment is the child's reaction when her mother returns.

Securely attached children first usually hug their mother, then can calm down and eventually get back to playing.

Insecurely attached children can be ambivalent and avoidant.

Some can't stop crying or refuse to continue playing.

The long term effects of our attachment in the early years, are well documented.

Using the theory, researchers at Minnesota University were able to predict already at age 3, if a child would dropout of high school with 77% accuracy.

In another study, undergraduates at Harvard were asked to assess how close they felt to their parents.

35 years later they were ask about their health.

91% of those who said they had a rather broken relationship with their mother, were also diagnosed with health issues, including coronary artery disease, hypertension, and alcoholism.

For those that had reported a warm relationship, the figure of poor health diagnosis was just 45%.

But there is another reason why the early years deserve special attention.

They are the starting place for subsequent behaviors.

A kid that feels securely attached at age 2, can make friends at kindergarten.

Their worldview gets reinforced with every interaction and they develop optimism.

As a result they make good relationships at school, then at colleague and later at work.

Highly insecurely attached children can miss out on this opportunity.

Psychologist John Bowlby, a pioneer in attachment theory, allegedly said, “What cannot be communicated to the mother, cannot be communicated to the self.” In other words: those who feel insecurely attached, might not quite understand themselves.

To get to know who they are and what they feel, they might have to go way back in time.

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この「愛着理論」についてのビデオを通じて英語を学ぶことは、ただの言語の習得にとどまらず、感情や心理についても深く考えることができます。特に、愛着スタイルが個人の成長や人間関係に与える影響を理解することで、自己理解が深まります。このビデオの内容を英語で話す練習をすることで、あなたの英語の発音を良くすることができ、自信を持って他者とコミュニケーションが取れるようになります。また、ビデオのストーリー内で登場するキャラクターたちの感情表現を学ぶことは、英語での会話力を高める素晴らしい手段です。

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If...then...の構造：条件文を使って関係を説明する際の典型的なフォーマットで、例えば「もし私たちの絆が強いなら、私たちは世界を探索することができる」といった表現が使われています。
As a result：原因と結果を明確にするための便利なフレーズで、「その結果、他人に対する信頼が高まる」と述べています。
In response to：反応を示すときに使われる表現で、「苦痛に対する反応」として具体的な状況を説明しています。

これらの構文を使ったshadowingは、リスニング力だけでなく、英語の文法を自然に取り入れる助けになります。

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Attachment（アタッチメント）: この単語は「アタッチ」という発音が強調されることが多く、正確に発音することが求められます。
Secure（セキュア）: 「セキュア」という単語は、強い「シ」音と「ク」の部分に注意が必要であり、発音を間違えやすい言葉の一つです。
Ambivalent（アンビバレント）: 中間の「ト」音が強調されるべきポイントです。このような発音を練習することで、より流暢な英語が話せるようになります。

これらの言葉を何度も繰り返して練習することで、英語シャドーイングやshadowspeakの技術を向上させることができ、発音が一段とスムーズになるでしょう。

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受動態 be + 過去分詞 — 誰がするかより、何が起きるかに焦点を当てる	are said · is formed · is called
関係詞節 who / which + 節 — 人や物について情報を加える	People who are · genes, which can · those who said

シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由

シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。

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