Attachment Styles#
Interpersonal EffectivenessWeek 4- Attachment styles look into the relationships between people.
- Dynamics change depending on the interactions between attachment styles.
Secure#
- Independence, but able to enjoy the company of others
- Secure self-esteem
- Open & equal communication
- Problem-solving
Anxious#
- In a cycle of being saved or saving others
- Low self-esteem; needs constant reassurance & validation
- Misinterpretation of others; doubtful, always alert & suspicious
- Over-analyse situation
Avoidant#
- Independence; with no desire for intimacy
- Emotional repression
- Ignoring the wants & needs of themselves or others
- Avoid
Disorganised (Fearful Avoidant)#
- Desires intimacy, but terrified of rejection
- Projects own wants & feelings onto their perceptions of others
- Ignoring the wants & needs of themselves or others, usually out of fear of rejection
- Confused understanding of interpersonal relationships