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The words attachment style or pattern refer to the various types of attachment arising from early care experiences, called secure, anxious-ambivalent, anxious-avoidant, (all organized), and disorganized. Some of these styles are more problematic than others, and, although they are not disorders in the clinical sense, are sometimes discussed ...
Sufferers typically report a combination of depressive and anxious symptoms, withdrawn behavior and difficulty focusing on topics unrelated to home. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Experienced by children and adults, [ 6 ] the affected person may be taking a short trip to a nearby place, such as summer camp , or they may be taking a long trip or have moved ...
The Golden Child (also known as the Hero or Superkid [12]): a child who becomes a high achiever or overachiever outside the family (e.g., in academics or athletics) as a means of escaping the dysfunctional family environment, defining themselves independently of their role in the dysfunctional family, currying favor with parents, or shielding ...
The twins' symptoms were indicative of different trajectories. The girl showed externalizing symptoms (particularly deceit), contradictory reports of current functioning, chaotic personal narratives, struggles with friendships, and emotional disengagement with her caregiver, resulting in a clinical picture described as "quite concerning".
People with this fear are anxious about or afraid of intimate relationships. They believe that they do not deserve love or support from others. [3] Fear of intimacy has three defining features: content which represents the ability to communicate personal information, emotional valence which refers to the feelings about personal information exchanged, and vulnerability signifying their regard ...
“Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can’t.” — Anonymous “As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.”
Alexithymia can create interpersonal problems because these individuals tend to avoid emotionally close relationships, or if they do form relationships with others they usually position themselves as either dependent, dominant, or impersonal, "such that the relationship remains superficial". [105]
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