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How do attachment styles affect relationships? (anxious-preoccupied (want…
How do attachment styles affect relationships?
anxious-preoccupied
want to be completely emotionally intimate with others, but often reluctant when wanting to do so
uncomfortable being without close relationships, but worry others don't value them as much
seek high levels of intimacy, approval, and responsiveness from their partner
would become overly dependant on their partner due to their high values of intimacy
have less positive views about themselves
may feel a sense of anxiousness that only recedes when in contact with their attachment figure
often doubt themselves and put themselves to blame for the lack of responsiveness of their partner
exhibit high levels of emotional expressiveness, emotional dysregulation, worry, and impulsiveness in their relationships
secure
history of warm and responsive interactions
tend to have positive views of themselves and their attachments
tend to have positive views on their relationship
report greater satisfaction and adjustment in their relationships than people with other attachment styles
dismissive avoidant
feels rather comfortable without close emotional relationships
crucial for them to feel independent and self-sufficient
don't prefer dependence either on them or on their partner
has a high level of independence
desire for independence often appears to be an attempt to avoid attachment altogether
view themselves as self-sufficient and invulnerable to feelings associated with being closely attached to others
tend to suppress and hide their feelings, and they tend to deal with rejection by distancing themselves from the sources of rejection
fearful-avoidant
People with losses or other trauma, such as sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence may often develop this type of attachment
wants to get close and perhaps intimate with their partner, however, finds it difficult. They find it hard to trust their partner.
worried that they'll be hurt if they devote themselves to their relationship
feel uncomfortable with emotional closeness. Mixed feelings combined with unconscious, negative views about themselves and their attachments
seek less intimacy in their relationship and always suppress their emotions