Attachment Theory

Question 1

designed to assess attachment patterns between infant and adult

Answer 1

Strange Situation

Question 2

Low avoidance, low anxiety

Answer 2

Secure Attachment

Question 3

can speak about attachment relationships with feeling but will also be thoughtful and reflective. balances dependency and exploration, balances emotion and thought

Answer 3

Secure Attachment

Question 4

low anxiety, high avoidance

Answer 4

Avoidant (Insecure) Attachment

Question 5

outwardly unaffected by a caregiver leaving or returning. Not distressed if caregiver leaves, do not reestablish contact when they return

Answer 5

Avoidant (Insecure) Attachment

Question 6

attachment is devalued and dismissed by these adults with concomitant emphasis on though separated from emotions

Answer 6

Avoidant (Insecure) Attachment

Question 7

Cling to the caregiver then push them away when comforted

Answer 7

Ambivalent (Resistant) Attachment

Question 8

grow up as enmeshed adults (pre-occupied), cannot turn their attention away from attachment, provide contradictory, rapidly alternating views of their attachment relationships accompanied by a gush of vivid memories

Answer 8

Ambivalent (Resistant) Attachment

Question 9

Low avoidance, high anxiety

Answer 9

Ambivalent (Resistant) Attachment)

Question 10

lack a cohesive strategy to deal with the stress of the strange situation; they show contradictory, repetitive, or misdirected behaviors; confused and afraid

Answer 10

Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment

Question 11

Strong patterns of avoidance and resistance or display certain specified behaviors such as extreme fearfulness

Answer 11

Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment

Question 12

High avoidance, high anxiety

Answer 12

Disorganized-Disoriented Attachment