Introduction to Attachment

Question 1

What is attachment?

Answer 1

A close two-way emotional bond between two individuals in which each individual sees the other as essential for their own emotional security.

Question 2

What are the 4 behaviours people display when they are attached?

Answer 2

1: Proximity - People try to stay physically close to whom they are attached.
2: Separation distress - People are distressed when an attachment figure leaves their presence.
3: Secure-base behaviour - People tend to make regular contact with their attachment figures even when they are independent of them
4: Reunion behaviour: People tend to respond emotionally when reunited with those they are most attached to.