Attachment

Question 1

What are the four classic attachment styles

Answer 1

• secure
• anxious-avoidant: caregivers are unresponsive or dismissive. Children learn to suppress their emotions and rely on themselves for comfort. May appear independent and self-reliant but often struggle with intimacy
• anxious-ambivalent: care givers are inconsistent. Clinginess and difficulty exploring the environment. Very dependent of caregivers and difficulty calming themselves down. Adult with strong desire for intimacy but fear rejection
• disorganized: confused and contradictory behaviours.

Question 2

4 catégories of adult attachment

Answer 2

Sur un |__ , axe x avoidance, axe y anxiety

Preoccupied (seek constant reassurance) / Fearful (mix of anxious and avoidant)
Secure / Dismissive (avoidant, minimize importance of close relationships)

Question 3

What does the functional model of attachment show

Answer 3

That attachment in like a learning system

Question 4

What does attachment system activation mean

Answer 4

Seek physical or psychological proximity to attachment figure