Tag: attachment style
ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE
Introduction and Definition The Anxious-Ambivalent Attachment Style, often alternatively termed preoccupied or resistant attachment, represents a complex and frequently distressing pattern of relating that originates from the foundational work of developmental psychologists Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby. This style is fundamentally characterized by an inherent and painful conflict: a profound desire for deep intimacy and […]