Roger, at age 30, spends a lot of time talking with his wife and with his friends about his parents. Each time he spends time with them or talks to them on the phone, he needs to analyze the conversations afterward, trying to understand the whole dynamic. A lot of the time he is really angry with them, and thinks they are the cause of all his troubles. In the category system proposed by Mary Main, what type of internal model of attachment does Roger appear to have?

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Roger's preoccupation with his parents and frequent analysis of his interactions with them suggests a preoccupied/enmeshed attachment style. He is also often angry with them, which suggests a lack of security in his attachment.

Roger, at Age 30, Spends a Lot of Time Talking