Patent ID: 8688493

Claim:
A computer-implemented Attachment alignment measurement tool for measuring Attachment Variance in a social structure, comprising: a non-transitory computing device having a computer executing programming instructions for performing the steps of: a) measuring a Subject's actual attachment to a social structure (Actual Attachment) by presenting the Subject with stimuli concerning the Subject's attachment to the social structure, and recording the Subjects conscious responses and subconscious responses; b) measuring a primary carer's perception of the Subject's Attachment to said social structure (Perceived Attachment) by presenting the primary carer with stimuli concerning the Subject's attachment to the social structure, and recording the primary carer's conscious responses and subconscious responses; c) interpreting the measured conscious and subconscious responses by applying said measurement data obtained from steps a) and b) above to business rules via a modeling step; d) comparing, by the computing device configured by executing the programming instructions, Actual Attachment and Perceived Attachment to calculate an Attachment Variance, wherein the Attachment Variance provides an indication of alignment between Actual Attachment and Perceived Attachment; e) generating, by the computing device configured by executing the programming instructions, an Attachment alignment report according to the calculated Attachment Variance; and f) communicating, by the computing device configured by executing the programming instructions, said report to a designated recipient over a computer network.