#AttachmentQandA (17) - #ACEs & #Attachment
▶️ACEs leave neurobiological scars
▶️We need to differentiate between ACE type: #abuse vs #neglect & #emotional vs #physical #maltreatment
▶️Age of onset/chronicity matters, too
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#AttachmentQandA (16) - #Oxytocin and #attachment
SUMMARY
▶️Oxytocin is important for #love, #sex, #childbirth, #bonding, attachment, #caregiving
▶️But the label "love #hormone" is too simplistic
▶️Several recent & more comprehensive theories exist
#AttachmentQandA (14): The #AttachmentSystem (ABS)
SUMMARY
▶️The biological function of the ABS is protection through #proximityseeking under #distress.
▶️ABS de- & hyperactivation link to #attachment #avoidance and #anxiety.
FULL ANSWER & REFS
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#AttachmentQandA (13): #BioBehaviouralSynchrony & #Attachment
SUMMARY
▶️BBS describes how #behaviour & #neurobiology of interacting individuals becomes aligned or coordinated
▶️BBS is crucial for attachment formation & maintenance
FULL ANSWER & REFS
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#AttachmentQandA (11): #Disorganised #Attachment & Attachment #Disorder
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️Extensive confusion surrounds these terms
▶️Should be used in children
▶️Are different from insecure / "fearful" attachment
COMPLETE ANSWER & FURTHER READING
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#AttachmentQandA (11): What is #SoNeAt?
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️SoNeAt adds essential objective #physiology, #endocrinology, #genetics & #epigenetics and #neuroimaging data to the traditional #attachment assessment tools.
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#AttachmentQandA (10): #Child-#Father #Attachment
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️#Attachmenttheory and research nowadays more strongly considers #dads as #caregivers & attachment figures than ever, but much remains to be learned.
COMPLETE ANSWER & FURTHER READING
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There already are 10 Qs & As on attachment #language, #sleep, #neurodiversity, (#ASD), #depression, #pain, #attachmentparenting etc.
Submit your question(s) to help spread #attachment #science!
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#AttachmentQandA (9): #Attachmentparenting
SHORT ANSWER SUMMARY
1⃣ #AttachmentTheory and #AttachmentParenting are two different constructs
2⃣ There is quite some confusion due to the use of similar language for unrelated issues
COMPLETE ANSWER
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#AttachmentQandA (8):
#Attachment and #SexDifferences
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️Some sex differences have been observed (♂️ less #secure / more #avoidant; ♀️ more #anxious), but researchers disagree on their robustness & prevalence
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#AttachmentQandA (7): #Attachment to #romantic #partners versus #parents
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️No #SoNeAt studies available to date
▶️ Theory supports #change in attachment & multiple, different simultaneous attachments in #adults
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#AttachmentQandA (6): #Attachment and #Pain
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️There is some indication for a link between attachment and pain, including #social #neuroscience data and an Attachment-#Diathesis Model of #ChronicPain (#ADMoCP)
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#AttachmentQandA (5): #Attachment and Parental #Depression
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️ There is converging evidence for a link between maternal depression and both #mother and #child attachment.
▶️There is no conclusive data on #fathers yet.
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#AttachmentQandA (4): #Attachment and #Neurodiversity
ANSWER SUMMARY
▶️Research on attachment & neurodiversity is sparse and results mixed
▶️Findings show that children with #ASD do form selective, #secure attachments (but less so)
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#AttachmentQandA (3): #Attachment, Social Media & #SoNeAt
SHORT ANSWER SUMMARY
1⃣ Yes and no;
2⃣ SoNeAt is working towards a neurobiological explanation of human (both organised - #NAMA - and disorganised - #NAMDA) attachment.
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#AttachmentQandA (2): #Attachment & #Sleep
ANSWER
Scientific evidence on the benefits of sleep #training as such and the link between sleep training and #attachment development is mixed and controversially discussed. More research is clearly needed.
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#AttachmentQandA (1): #Attachment #Language
ANSWER
We indeed often get lost in translation these days when talking about attachment.
The Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (SEAS) has created a free webpage with many helpful explanations (https://seasinternational.org/explanations-of-attachment-theoretical-concepts/).
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