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Case Study, Angela, 10:

Angela is a 10-year-old child who identifies as mixed race. Her father of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent and mother of Irish descent divorced when she was about 8 months old. Because her father moved out of state and her mother worked long hours, Angela spent a substantial amount of time with her grandmother until she was about 5 years old. Her mother, who was employed as a server, sometimes worked 10- and 12-hour shifts. Her father worked as a manager of a grocery store seafood department and was sometimes relocated to new stores.

Angela has recently moved to a new location with her mom, farther from her grandma, about 30 minutes away, and into an entirely new school district. Imagine that you are Angela's guidance counselor. Her teacher came to you recently and said, "Angela is really quite intelligent and super creative, but I have noticed she is having a difficult time making friends. Do you think you could help her?"

Of course, you are willing to help one of your students, and you begin by observing Angela on the playground.

You have decided to have a couple of meetings with Angela to get to know her and then hope to bring her mom into the conversation.

What type of attachment would you predict that Angela has with her caregivers? How would you predict that this has affected her adjustment? Explain how Angela's cognitive and physical changes come into play.