The Dance of Attachment by Sue Johnson, psychologist

Summarize a video and read an article

1) View this talk Love Sense: The Dance of Attachment by Sue Johnson, psychologist and couples therapist, and Ed Tronick, developmental psychologist, on how infant bonding affects our future relationships (4 pages maximum).

— Summarize briefly the main points

— How does attachment in childhood affect one’s patterns of intimacy later on in life? Give examples.

— How might you apply these ideas to your life? Give specific examples.

Stress and Coping

2) Read these two short articles on: the stress associated with racism and stress reduction strategies.

— What are your thoughts about the effects of racism as explained in the article?

— What causes stress in your life?

— What do you do to manage and cope with your stress?

— Write about a strategy to copy with stress that you haven’t tried yet but might want to.