PRESENTING PROFILE
01
Identify the attachment pattern
Use the two dimensions to place this patient on the model.
LowHigh
LowHigh
Adjust the sliders, then check your reasoning.
ANXIOUS / AMBIVALENTHigh anxiety · Low avoidance
DISORGANISEDHigh anxiety · High avoidance
SECURELow anxiety · Low avoidance
AVOIDANTLow anxiety · High avoidance
ANXIETY ↑AVOIDANCE →02
From profile to research evidence
Make a prediction before revealing what the study reported.
RESEARCH QUESTION
CLINICAL REASONING
Which conclusion is justified?
Choose the interpretation that stays closest to the evidence.
THREE CASES · ONE RESEARCH STORY
What did the study support?
The cases help separate a plausible clinical hypothesis from a statistically supported finding.
KEY TAKEAWAY
Secure attachment ↔ Extraversion
p < .001 · r = .406This was the relationship supported by the study. The proposed neuroticism relationships with anxious and avoidant attachment were not statistically significant.