Out of the three insecure styles–anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and disorganized attachment–the latter is the most uncommon, rare, and confusing style. People with disorganized ...

Though attachment theory was technically coined by John Bowlby in the early 20th century, everyone knows it was Katy Perry who invented disorganized attachment in 2008 when she sang “You’re ...

Known formally as attachment theory, people usually have one of four different attachment styles. Disorganized attachment (also known as fearful-avoidant attachment) is one of those four ...

But its effect on relationships can be serious. "Disorganized attachment is less popularly known because it is the least common attachment style," she told Newsweek. "This attachment style is ...

Even if you aren’t familiar with attachment theory, the four popular attachment styles may ring a bell: anxious, avoidant, disorganized and secure ... books and perhaps a meme you saw earlier today.

Back in the ’50s, psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth developed a theory that all people have one of four general attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized.

According to Viviana, this childhood experience led to her disorganized attachment style. Now living in Baltimore, Viviana is ...

In humans, nearly a quarter of children grow up with a disorganized attachment style — the most extreme form of insecure attachment, linked to trauma, fear, and emotional instability.

This heightened neural response helps explain the intense fear of abandonment and need for constant reassurance characteristic of this attachment style. Disorganized attachment, often resulting ...

If you have an insecure attachment ... anxious style are often excessively preoccupied with their emotional needs and frequently seek reassurance of their worthiness and love. The disorganized ...