Attachment theory in adulthood

How you were held as a kid shows up in how you do closeness as an adult. Three big patterns, and most of us are mostly one of them.

Definition

A framework describing how early caregiver relationships shape adult patterns of intimacy as secure, anxious, or avoidant attachment styles.

Step 1

Predict first

In one or two sentences, what do you think this concept means? Wrong is fine; the small struggle is what makes the answer stick.