Preoccupation with rejection is to ____ attachment as relationships lacking intimacy and trust is to ____ attachment.
A) secure; avoidant
B) avoidant; anxious-ambivalent
C) anxious-ambivalent; avoidant
D) anxious-ambivalent; secure

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Preoccupation with rejection is a characteristic of anxious-ambivalent attachment, while relationships lacking intimacy and trust are characteristic of avoidant attachment. Therefore, the best choice is option C - anxious-ambivalent attachment is to preoccupation with rejection as avoidant attachment is to relationships lacking intimacy and trust.

Preoccupation with Rejection Is to ____ Attachment as Relationships Lacking