Which Adult Attachment Pattern Is Marked by a Tendency to Resist

question 331

Multiple Choice

Which adult attachment pattern is marked by a tendency to resist commitment to others with the people having this style tending to be suspicious, aloof, and skeptical about love?

• A)immature
• B)secure
• C)ambivalent
• D)avoidant

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Prenatal

Pertaining to the period of development inside the mother's womb before birth.

Newborns

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Critical Periods

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