Childhood experiences are important as any disruptions in any of the stages of development might relate to current problems. Elements of a specific stage of learning or growth may be disrupted or omitted due to trauma at an early age may. This may then have a knock-on effect in future stages, and provide the adult with an incomplete learning or developmental experience. This may be what occurs in young adults who develop an attachment disorder - somewhere in their lives the people they trusted did not provide the necessary support, love, attention, or they were abused either physically or emotionally and they have learnt not to trust anyone. In some respects it can be seen as positive for a client to recognise that this may be what has happened
worries about bad illnesses or substance abuse in their family. All these factors contributed to
Even though the learning theory of attachment provides an adequate explanation of attachment it is flawed. Research evidence,
to attract the same abuse which becomes a cycle. I don’t believe that one is doomed after they
Attachment disorder children never bond properly to their abusive caretakers, resulting in an inability to bond with anyone else later in life (Crosson-Tower 58).
Having to depend on themselves for so long a sense of weakness comes along with asking others for help. “Children witness 68% to 80% of domestic assaults”(secondhand hurt)
Attachment disorder is the result of a bonding process that occurs between a child and caregiver during the first couple years of the child’s life. From the view of Mary Ainsworth, Harry Harlow, John Bowlby and Rene Spitz attachment disorder does severe damage depending on the child and the abuse level. This attachment break severely damages the heart and mind. It stops the child’s ability to care, love or trust. When a child
A child who has disruptive attachment will face many issues during their lifetime. The areas that will be affected relate to their behaviour, emotional and also the relationship they have during childhood and into adulthood. These impacts due to grief, loss, abuse, maltreatment, parental health issues, could be mental or physical health related. These issues can be ongoing, temporary and yet will affect issues of their primary carer will be ongoing and affect every part of the child’s life (Doyle, 2012).
Fraley (2002) completed a meta analysis of studies concerning attachment in order to investigate the level of attachment pattern’s continuity throughout life. The study indicated that there was a certain stability of the attachment pattern, and that the stability is independent of time. Even though it is theorized that a secure pattern will be likely to stay unchanged, it is still indicated that experiences such as bad relationships will be able to change the attachment pattern (Fraley,
The most common example of this is through sexual intimacy. The human touch between two people can be very comforting. Often times relationships are bonded over the act of physical contact. When meeting someone for the first time you often shake hands, this establishes a mutual trust between two people through social courtesy. When the desire for this physical contact begins to arise, an addiction or disorder forms. The most common physical attachment disorder evolves from sexual intimacy between two people. Through sexual intimacy, the two people establish a “trust”. This “trust” is really a group of hormones that become active when certain parts of the human physiology are simulated. Hormones such as large amounts of Oxycontin for females and Dopamine in males. The body responds positively when active is sexual activities with another person. The physical attachment is present when the either genders body creates large amounts of their hormone and when the physical contact is over, ther body craves the hormones that were present previously through intercourse. An addiction has been created within the body and soon obsesses over the action that gave that
them peace or closure. There are many diseases that cause these factors in a person's life like
believes that no one around is there to encourage them with either love or support,
fear for themselves, their family members and other loved ones. The client may also blame
Abused by others most of the time either if it was physical, mental, or sexually as a child. It is
129), a life-span perspective shared by Ainsworth 1989[pic]. And indeed, research on attachment in childhood has been complemented by expanding attention to attachment in adults.
Factors such as low levels of education (from both the victim and the partner), history of abuse of the