Identify the four patterns of adult attachment identified in the text, and describe characteristics of each.

What will be an ideal response?

Ans: 1. Secure: trusting, comfortable with closeness and interdependence
2. Preoccupied: needful of closeness, worried about abandonment
3. Fearful: afraid of rejection, mistrustful, shy
4. Dismissing: self-reliant, independent, uninterested in intimacy
Secure individuals have positive views of both themselves and the trustworthiness of close others. Preoccupied individuals have poor views of themselves but want to be close to others. Fearful persons are unhappy with themselves and do not trust closeness. And dismissing individuals see themselves as alright, especially if they are untroubled by closeness with others. [PE: This cuts off. – fixed it!]
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Attachment: Adult Attachment
Difficulty Level: Medium

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