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Basics

What attachment is, which styles there are and what the research actually knows.

A person calmly looks at a glowing map of connected circles on a wall Basics The four attachment styles, simply explained What an attachment style is, where the four styles come from and why they aren’t fixed boxes. With the key studies, explained clearly. An open notebook with four fields full of colorful dots, next to it tea, glasses and a pencil Basics How reliable are attachment style tests? What an online test can and can’t do What an attachment style test measures, how well these questionnaires are studied and where their limits lie. Honestly explained, with our own test too. Two people sit on a park bench by a lake, she looks at him questioningly, he sits with his arms crossed and looks away Basics Fear of commitment or fear of abandonment? Two things that constantly get mixed up Fear of commitment means pulling away from closeness, attachment anxiety means fearing you’ll be left. How the terms differ and which one fits you.

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