Question 1

Adults with a(n)relationship style shun romance and believe that love never lasts secure.

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Question 2

Which of the following terms does NOT describe an attachment style identified by Ainsworth?

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Ainsworth identified three attachment styles: avoidant, ambivalent, and secure. "Separated" is not one of the attachment styles identified by Ainsworth.

Question 3

In the strange situation procedure, when do ambivalently attached infants act ambivalently?

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Ambivalently attached infants in the strange situation procedure act ambivalently when the mother returns. They are conflicted about whether to approach the mother for comfort or push her away due to their mixed feelings about their relationship with her. This leads to clingy and hesitant behavior, where the infant alternates between seeking comfort from the mother and pushing her away.

Question 4

Ambivalently attached infants when the mothers left in the strange situation procedure.

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Ambivalently attached infants tend to show high levels of distress when their caregiver leaves and may continue to be upset upon the caregiver's return, indicating a strong preference for their caregiver but also a difficulty in being comforted. This is why they are observed to cry the most in the strange situation procedure.

Question 5

Deidre is always suspicious of the nice things Barbara tries to do for her. She worries that Barbara will end up letting her down. Hazan and Shaver would say that Deidre has
A(n)_ relationship style.

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Question 6

Mothers who are very responsive to their baby's crying in its early months of life will find that when their baby is about 1 year old the baby will

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Question 7

Which relationship style do Hazan and Shaver characterize as having the fewest problems?

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Hazan and Shaver characterized the secure relationship style as having the fewest problems. This style is characterized by trust, effective communication, and a comfortable balance of intimacy and independence. Individuals with this style tend to have positive self-esteem and view relationships in a healthy and adaptive way.

Question 8

Mothers of attached infants provide the most affection and stimulation to their babies.

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Securely attached infants have mothers who are responsive to their needs and provide affection and stimulation, leading to a strong and positive attachment bond. Avoidantly attached infants have mothers who are emotionally unavailable and may even reject their infant's attempts at closeness. Ambivalently attached infants have mothers who are inconsistent in their responses, leading to confusion and anxiety for the infant. Symbiotic attachment is not a recognized term or category in attachment theory.

Question 9

A person who feels vulnerable and uncertain in relationships has Hazan and Shaver's ________ relationship style.

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Hazan and Shaver's ambivalent relationship style is characterized by feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty in relationships, where individuals are often anxious and fearful about the stability of their relationships.

Question 10

Most people who study attachment and relationship styles would agree that

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Research has shown that a positive relationship in adulthood can compensate for a negative childhood. This is known as "earned security" and can occur through positive experiences in adult relationships or through therapy.

Question 11

Your good friend Frederick's girlfriend, Elizabeth, is very high maintenance and demands far more from Frederick than he can possibly give. As a good student of personality, you tell Frederick that Elizabeth most likely has a(n)relationship
Style.

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Elizabeth's behavior of demanding more from Frederick than he can give suggests that she has high expectations but also doubts if Frederick is capable of meeting those expectations. This is typical of someone with an ambivalent attachment style, characterized by a desire for closeness but also fear of rejection and abandonment. This causes them to vacillate between wanting intimacy and pushing it away, leading to high maintenance behavior in relationships.

Question 12

Bowlby's "working models" for adult relationships are

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Bowlby's working models for adult relationships are internalized in the form of unconscious expectations about relationships, formed through childhood experiences with caregivers. These models shape our beliefs about ourselves, others, and relationships, and influence our behaviors in adult relationships. They are not based on trial and error learning experiences, externalized projections of parental objects, or identification with the same-gendered parent.

Question 13

Hazan and Shaver believe the relationship style is characterized by difficulty in trusting other people.

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Hazan and Shaver's attachment theory suggests that individuals with an avoidant attachment style have difficulty trusting others and avoiding emotional intimacy in their relationships. The other choices (paranoid, ambivalent, secure) do not necessarily indicate difficulty in trusting others as a defining characteristic.

Quiz 10: Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Adults with a(n) relationship style shun romance and believe that love never lasts secure.