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Understanding Attachment Styles

Attachment styles refer to how individuals relate to others and are formed in early life. There are four main styles: anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure. Anxious individuals crave approval and fear abandonment. Avoidant people prefer independence and suppress emotions. Disorganized individuals experienced trauma and have unpredictable behaviors. Secure people had responsive caregivers, build trust, and have healthy relationships. Attachment styles influence relationships and parenting abilities throughout life.

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Understanding Attachment Styles

Attachment styles refer to how individuals relate to others and are formed in early life. There are four main styles: anxious, avoidant, disorganized, and secure. Anxious individuals crave approval and fear abandonment. Avoidant people prefer independence and suppress emotions. Disorganized individuals experienced trauma and have unpredictable behaviors. Secure people had responsive caregivers, build trust, and have healthy relationships. Attachment styles influence relationships and parenting abilities throughout life.

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Attachment Styles

Attachment styles refer to the particular way in which an individual relates to


other people. The style of attachment is formed at the very beginning of life, and
once established, it is a style that stays with you and plays out today in how you
relate in intimate relationships and in how you parent your children.
List of Attachment Styles

1. Anxious
2. Avoidant
3. Disorganized
4. Secure
Anxious Attachment Style

Caregivers: inconsistent, not in tune with child’s needs

In relationships: partners considered the BETTER half,

Feelings: Do not like being a lone, high levels of anxiety, negative self-image with positive image of others,
often seeks approval, support, and responsiveness from their partner, fear of abandonment

TRY THIS: Manage anger, Practice mindfulness, Change your thought patterns, Try therapy
Avoidant Attachment Style

Caregivers: Present, but emotionally absent by avoiding display of emotion; child expresses a need for
closeness, but instead of receiving it, they perceive that the door is shut in their face

In relationships: avoid emotional closeness, hide or suppress their feelings when faced with a potentially
emotion-dense situation

Feelings: “lone wolves”, strong, independent, and self-sufficient, high self-esteem and a positive view of
themselves, feel they don’t need a relationship,

TRY THIS: Take personal space when you need it, Open your communication, Challenge your inner critic,
Try therapy
Disorganized Attachment Style

Caregivers: inflict trauma or abuse, show highly contrasting behavior, which is inconsistent and unpredictable, the
child can start fearing his or her own safety

In relationships: the partner and the relationship themselves are often the source of both desire and fear, do want
intimacy and closeness, but at the same time, experience troubles trusting and depending on others, expect and
are waiting for the rejection, disappointment, and hurt to come

Feelings: do not regulate their emotions well and avoid strong emotional attachment, due to their fear of getting
hurt.

TRY THIS: Practice managing your anger, Take personal space when you need it, Challenge your inner critic,
Practice open communication and take time to think about your needs, Try therapy
Secure Attachment

Caregivers: satisfy child’s needs, responsive, builds trust

In relationships: can depend on their partners and in turn, let their partners rely on them, based on
honesty, tolerance, and emotional closeness.

Feelings: thrive in their relationships, but also don’t fear being on their own, do not depend on the
responsiveness or approval of their partners, and tend to have a positive view of themselves and others
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