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The term “insecure attachment” refers to a category of attachment styles generally characterized by a lack of trust and a fear of intimacy, often resulting from unmet childhood needs. There are three primary types of insecure attachment styles: avoidant, anxious, and disorganized.
Oct 19, 2023 · Insecure attachment can manifest in different ways, including anxious, ambivalent, or avoidant behavior. People with an insecure attachment style may struggle with forming deep emotional and intimate connections with their partners. They may also have difficulty trusting others and constantly need reassurance in their relationships.
Insecure attachment does not cause psychopathology directly, but early childhood attachment, family context, and other social experiences may shape a person in such a way that certain developmental pathways are more likely to be followed than others.
- Adabel Lee, Benjamin L. Hankin
- 10.1080/15374410802698396
- 2009
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Mar 6, 2024 · Attachment is a type of connection that you form during the beginning of life—usually with a parent or caregiver. As you get older, your attachment evolves through...
- Sherri Gordon
Mar 9, 2017 · Insecure attachment: An individual relationship can be insecure when it contains elements of mistrust together with anxious or avoidant elements and lacks a secure base. It is considered a dysfunctional relationship.
- aknbayah@ukm.edu.my
Secure attachment, you’ve likely heard, is associated with stronger relationships and reduced psychopathology. Researchers Philip Shaver and Cindy Hazan, who looked at adult relationships through...
In essence, Bowlby’s attachment theory posits that attachment bonds are innate [1]. When a child’s immediate need for a secure attachment bond is not met, the child feels threatened and will react accordingly, such as by crying or calling out for their caregiver.
