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Insecure Attachment Patterns

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Insecure attachment patterns include avoidant, resistant, and disorganized responses to separation and reunion.

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An avoidant infant shows little reaction to departure and turns away from the caregiver on return.

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These are patterns of relationship, and they are shaped by caregiver responsiveness and by infant temperament together.