Understanding Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment

सम्यक् उत्तराणि अत्र न दर्श्यन्ते, अतः क्रीडायां तानि आश्चर्यम् एव भविष्यन्ति।

1. प्रश्नः 1

   In the classic model, how does a dismissive avoidant tend to view themselves and others?

   • Negative view of self, positive view of others
   • Negative view of self and negative view of others
   • Positive view of self, negative view of others
   • Positive view of self and positive view of others

2. प्रश्नः 2

   Lab studies measuring heart rate during talk of separation found dismissive avoidants were…

   • Physiologically calm, matching their relaxed words
   • Physiologically calm because they feel secure
   • Calm because they are simply more introverted
   • Physiologically aroused, despite seeming unbothered

3. प्रश्नः 3

   Where does attachment theory originally come from?

   • Studies of infants and their caregivers
   • Studies of married couples in therapy
   • Studies of adults after painful divorces
   • Studies of patients with personality disorders

4. प्रश्नः 4

   In Ainsworth's Strange Situation, how did 'avoidant' infants react when their caregiver returned?

   • They showed no distress because they felt nothing
   • They clung, then angrily pushed the caregiver away
   • They looked away or ignored the caregiver
   • They hid shyly because they were introverted

5. प्रश्नः 5

   What childhood experience is most linked to developing avoidant attachment?

   • A painful break-up in early adulthood
   • Being harshly criticised for low achievement
   • Being a naturally quiet, introverted child
   • Caregivers who rebuffed bids for comfort

6. प्रश्नः 6

   Sam's partner wants more closeness, so Sam starts working late. What is this most likely?

   • Proof that Sam has fallen out of love
   • A deactivating strategy to manage discomfort
   • Lingering hurt from a past break-up
   • Sam's introversion needing quiet time

7. प्रश्नः 7

   How does dismissive avoidance differ from fearful avoidance?

   • They are two names for the same style
   • Dismissive is introversion; fearful is shyness
   • Fearful avoidance only appears after trauma in adulthood
   • Fearful types crave closeness yet fear it

8. प्रश्नः 8

   Which pairing do researchers often find avoidant people ending up in?

   • With a partner who is also avoidant
   • With an anxiously attached partner
   • With a partner who will chase until they change
   • Never in long-term relationships at all

9. प्रश्नः 9

   Can an adult with dismissive-avoidant attachment become more secure?

   • Yes, through stable relationships or therapy
   • No, attachment is fixed by about age five
   • Only with medication for the disorder
   • Only if a partner pressures them enough

10. प्रश्नः 10

    Research suggests a dismissive avoidant's high self-esteem is often…

    • Rooted in deep, genuine inner security
    • Covering a self-image they truly see as worthless
    • Irrelevant because they feel no emotions
    • Defensive, and vulnerable under threat