The word “ambivalent” comes from the roots “ambi” meaning “both” and “valentia” meaning “strength.” To be ambivalent about something is to be pulled in opposite directions.

An attachment style is the attitude or pattern of behavior you display when connecting with others. Your earliest interactions with your parents or other main caretakers shape your attachment ...

Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory will release their self-titled debut album in just over three weeks. In the meantime, the band has previewed the record once more with “Trouble,” the ...

In another article reviewed by Timothy J. Legg, PhD, PsyD, attachment parenting is seen as a modern parenting philosophy emphasizing physical and emotional infant-parent bonds that will foster ...

Psychologist John Bowlby's work on attachment led to many advancements and understandings on how our interactions with our primary caregiver during our developmental years can predict elements of ...

"Whereas individuals with an insecure attachment remain stressed and engage in behaviors such as excessive proximity-seeking (ambivalent attachment), avoidance ... Aoife is an Irish journalist and ...