Stages of Attachment
Terminology
Attachment Styles
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The first stage of attachment.

What is the Pre-Attachment Stage

100

What does PTSD stand for?

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

100

Children with this attachment style tend to avoid parents or caregivers, showing no preference between a caregiver and a complete stranger.

What is Dismissive/Avoidant Attachment Style

200

Indiscriminate Attachment occurs at what ages?

Between 6 weeks of age to 7 months.

200

A person's overall feeling of self-worth and value.

What is Self Esteem

200

Children with this attachment style display a confusing mix of behavior, seeming disoriented, dazed, or confused.

What is Disorganized/Fearful Attachment Style

300

Children begin to form strong emotional bonds with other caregivers beyond the primary attachment figure at this attachment stage.

What is Multiple Attachment

300

British Psychologist; Founder of Attachment Theory

Who is John Bowlby

300

Children who can depend on their caregivers show distress when separated and joy when reunited. Although the child may be upset, they feel assured that the caregiver will return. What Attachment Style is This?

What is Secure Attachment Style

400

At this attachment stage from about 7 to 11 months of age, infants show a strong attachment and preference for one specific individual. They will protest when separated from the primary attachment figure.

What is Discriminate Attachment?

400

A normal developmental stage where kids become distressed when separated from their primary caregiver.

What is Separation Anxiety

400

Children with this attachment style become very distressed when a parent leaves. As a result of poor parental availability, these children cannot depend on their primary caregiver to be there when they need them.

What is Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style