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Several references to 3 categories but not described:
Mary Ainsworth’s original attachment theory described three categories of attachment: secure, anxious-avoidant, and anxious-resistant. A fourth category, disorganized attachment, was later added by Mary Main and her colleagues to describe children who exhibited erratic behaviors.  

 
Ainsworth’s three attachment categories:
  • Secure attachment: 
    The child uses the caregiver as a secure base, is distressed when separated, but is easily soothed upon reunion. 

     
  • Anxious-avoidant attachment: 
    The child shows little to no distress when separated and avoids or is indifferent to the caregiver upon reunion. 

     
  • Anxious-resistant attachment: 
    The child is highly distressed by separation and both seeks and rejects contact with the caregiver upon reunion. 

     
Fourth category:
  • Disorganized attachment:This style was identified later and is characterized by inconsistent and erratic behaviors, such as freezing, confusing movements, or approaching and then suddenly avoiding the caregiver.

Sentence: It’s important to note that these conditions aren’t mutually exclusive and the attachment relationship is dynamic and constantly changing, so the conditions

//full stop after constantly changing?

 

 

 

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Several references to 3 categories but not described:
Mary Ainsworth’s original attachment theory described three categories of attachment: secure, anxious-avoidant, and anxious-resistant. A fourth category, disorganized attachment, was later added by Mary Main and her colleagues to describe children who exhibited erratic behaviors.  

 
Ainsworth’s three attachment categories:
  • Secure attachment: 
    The child uses the caregiver as a secure base, is distressed when separated, but is easily soothed upon reunion. 

     
  • Anxious-avoidant attachment: 
    The child shows little to no distress when separated and avoids or is indifferent to the caregiver upon reunion. 

     
  • Anxious-resistant attachment: 
    The child is highly distressed by separation and both seeks and rejects contact with the caregiver upon reunion. 

     
Fourth category:
  • Disorganized attachment:This style was identified later and is characterized by inconsistent and erratic behaviors, such as freezing, confusing movements, or approaching and then suddenly avoiding the caregiver.

Sentence: It’s important to note that these conditions aren’t mutually exclusive and the attachment relationship is dynamic and constantly changing, so the conditions

//full stop after constantly changing?

 

 

 

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