PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 79: Attachment In Adults, Hypervigilance, Thought Suppression

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO241
• Professor: Nash, Kyle

Document Summary

I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others; i find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult to allow myself to depend on them. I am nervous when anyone gets too close, and often, others want me to be more intimate than i am comfortable being. Secure: often longer-lasting relationships, more romantic satisfaction, more confidence and trust in relationship, more positive attributions of partner"s behaviour. Anxious: often short intense relationships, hypervigilant, interpret relationship events in a threatening manner. Avoidant: less physically affectionate & intimate, shorter relationships, lack trust, emotionally distant. Fraley & shaver (1998) airport study: couples saying goodbye to each other at an airport, filled out emotion & relationship questionnaires, researchers secretly observed their behaviour. Results: adult attachment behaviour was similar to what is observed in children, avoidant partners sought less physical contact (e. g. , embraced and held hands less, anxious partners were more distressed, experienced more fear and sadness. Fearful-avoidant: desire closeness but feel unworthy of affection.