Anxious
Avoidant
Secure
Disorganized
Attachment Theory
100

A child with anxious attachment may show this anxious behavior when separated from their caregiver.

What is Seperation Anxiety

100

What is another word for avoidant attachment?

What is dismissive or anxious-avoidant

100

What psychological disorder is caused by secure attachment?

What is none!

100

What mental health condition is often associated with disorganized attachment due to unresolved childhood trauma?

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?

100

This term describes the emotional bond individuals form that influences closeness, intimacy, and dependency in relationships.

What is attachment 

200

Individuals with anxious attachment frequently exhibit this behavior, seeking constant validation and closeness from their partner.

What is clinginess 

200

Name one cause of avoidant attachment

What is caregivers are emotionally distant or unresponsive to a child's needs

200

Who are the people most responsible for helping develop a secure attachment style?

What is our guardians

200

What is another name for disorganized attachment?

What is fearful-avoidant attachment?

200

What are the four types of attachment?

What are Secure, Anxious, Avoidant and Disorganized

300

Anxious attachment is characterized by fear of _____, heightened emotional responses, and a strong desire for closeness.


What is abandonment

300

Research suggests that avoidant attachment can be linked to higher rates of which mental health issues?

What is substance use disorder, mood disorder, anxiety disorder, BPD

300

Which months are crucial for secure attachment development?

What is the first 18 months

300

What type of  dynamic is common in adults with disorganized attachment when they seek closeness but also push people away?

What is push-pull dynamics?

300

This term describes the caregiver's role as a supportive foundation for exploration and a place of safety during distress.

What is a secure base and safe haven

400

What are the two main types of therapy used in addressing anxious attachment.

What are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and  Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?

400

This common behavior in avoidant individuals may include keeping personal information to themselves and avoiding emotional conversations

What is emotional distancing/shutting down

400

List the cues of a secure attachment style...

What is eye contact, close proximity, and physical contact

400

What common defense mechanism, often seen in disorganized attachment, involves viewing others as either all good or all bad?

What is splitting?

400

This type of caregiver response, fosters the development of insecure attachment.

What is inconsistent or neglectful

500

Emotional instability and an intense fear of abandonment are symptoms of this personality disorder linked to anxious attachment.

What is Borderline Personality Disorder

500

Avoidant behaviour is _________ with providing support

What is inversely related

500

What are the 3 factors that can change a secure attachment style?

What is abuse, grief, illness

500

In psychodynamic therapy, what term refers to the unconscious projection of past relationship dynamics onto the therapist?

What is transference?

500

Bowlby proposed that the first few years of life are critical for forming these, which guide future relationships.

What is the Internal Working Model