If you ask Juanita about her childhood, she can describe many quite negative episodes in detail. She says her parents were highly critical and not very loving. But Juanita also says that she understands better, now that she is an adult, just why they behaved that way, and that she has come to terms with them and with her early unhappiness. In the category system proposed by Mary Main, what type of internal model of attachment does Juanita appear to have?

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Juanita's ability to describe her childhood experiences and understand her parents' behavior suggests that she has processed her early attachment experiences in a way that has achieved coherence and integration. This indicates a secure/autonomous internal model of attachment.

If You Ask Juanita About Her Childhood, She Can Describe