Attachment Styles
This attachment style is promoted by a caregiver who is emotionally available and appropriately responsive to his or her child's attachment behavior, as well as capable of regulating both his or her positive and negative emotions.
Secure attachment
What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence?
It's time to fix the fence.
What did one ornament say to another?
I like hanging with you!
This term refers to the healthy ability to understand the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of another
Empathy or empathizing
Perhaps the most well know composer in history, this famous music writer supposedly suffered with bipolar disorder in addition to going deaf
Beethoven
. These people view themselves as self-sufficient and invulnerable to feelings associated with being closely attached to others. They often deny needing close relationships. They have a defensive characteristic to them
Avoidant or Dismissive Style
What gets wet while drying?
A towel
What kind of fish do they have at the North Pole?
Jollyfish.
To maintain healthy relationships, we should identify and communicate these physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves from being used, manipulated, or violated by others.
Boundaries
Despite being one of the most well-known and well-respected US historical figures, this 16th president of the US was known to struggle with a mood disorder
Abraham Lincoln
People with this style of attachment seek high levels of intimacy, approval, and responsiveness from their partners. They sometimes value intimacy to such an extent that they become overly dependent on their partners
Anxious or Preoccupied
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest, it just wasn't discovered yet.
What kind of linens do gingerbread men put on their beds?
Cookie sheets.
This is the two-word term for the cooperative process of effectively resolving disputes and settling interpersonal arguments and fights in a positive manner that both sides can agree upon
Conflict resolution
This legendary Dutch painter, known for "Starry Night," grappled with mental health issues, even to the point where he knowingly cut off part of his own ear
Vincent van Gogh
People with this attachment style have mixed feelings about close relationships. On the one hand, they desire to have emotionally close relationships. On the other hand, they tend to feel uncomfortable with emotional closeness. They commonly view themselves as unworthy of responsiveness from their partners, and they don't trust the intentions of their partners.
Disorganized or Fearful
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
The letter R
What do you get when you cross a vampire and a snowman?
Frostbite
This two-word term describes when you carefully hear and focus on what another person is saying and then repeat back what you heard to confirm that you understood them
Active listening or reflective listening
One of the most well know artists to ever live, this Italian genius is thought to have an anxiety disorder and possibly even autism, but that did not stop him from completing his four-year masterpiece of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
What are the 3 different types of insecure attachment?
1. Anxious-Preoccupied
2. Avoidant - Dismissive
3. Disorganized - Fearful
You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?
The Match
What do snowmen eat for breakfast?
Snowflakes.
This refers to a close and profound emotional, psychological, and physical connection between individuals. that involves a deep level of trust, respect, vulnerability, and mutual understanding.
Intimacy
One of the original writers of the “horror” genre, this legendary author from the 1800’s suffered from grief and depression. (Hint- His last name is also one of the Teletubbies)
Edgar Allan Poe