Types of attachment

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What is TYPE A of attachment called
Insecure avoidant.
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What is it characterised by?
Children who tend to avoid social contact and intimacy with others. Low levels of separation anxiety and low levels of stranger anxiety. High willingness to explore the environment. Show little response to being put down or parents leaving the room.
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What percentage of infants have Type A
22%
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What is Type B attachment called
Secure attachment
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What percentage of infants have secure attachment
66%
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What is secure attachment characterised by?
High willingness to explore. Moderate levels of stranger anxiety. Some levels of separation anxiety but easy to soothe. Enthuastic behaviour when reunited with caregiver
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What is type C attachment called?
Insecure resistant attachment
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What percentage of infants have Type C
12%
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What is type C characterised by?
Low willingness to explore , high levels of stranger anxiety, distressed separation anxiety, seeks and rejects reunion behaviour.
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