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Oscar Is Comfortable Being Without Close Relationships, but He Sometimes

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Oscar is comfortable being without close relationships, but he sometimes worries that others don't value him as much as he values them. Which of Bartholomew's attachment styles best characterizes Oscar's experience?


Definitions:

Inferiority Feelings

Emotions or sensations of being lesser or inadequate compared to others, which can impact self-esteem and motivate compensatory actions or overcompensations.

Genetically Determined

Something that is genetically determined is influenced or controlled by genes and inherited from one's parents.

Overbearing Parents

Parents who exert excessive control over their children's lives, often leading to a lack of independence and self-efficacy in the child.

Compensation

A defense mechanism where individuals overachieve in one area to make up for deficiencies in another.

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