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Attachment styles characterized by either high anxiety, high avoidance, or both. They typically arise from caregivers being inconsistently responsive, distant, or both, which can impair emotional regulation and development. These styles include avoidant (dismissive) attachment style, anxious (preoccupied) attachment style, and fearful-avoidant attachment style.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2025). Insecure Attachment Styles. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/insecure-attachment-styles/
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