0 problems with behaviour and relationships that result from a person not having formed good attachments (= strong feelings of love or connection) with parents or other people who cared for them as a small child
Reactive attachment disorder is a severe form of attachment problem.
Reactive attachment disorder of infancy or early childhood requires "markedly disturbed" social relationships, particularly within the primary caregiver relationship.
Fourth, the effect of duration of institutionalization was strongly associated with attachment disorder related behavior in a dose - response manner.
For example, adoptive parents are often encouraged to view behavioral and interpersonal difficulties from an attachment disorder perspective.
These findings suggest that attachment disorder symptomatology and global cognitive impairments were largely independent.
However, there is a close association between duration of deprivation and severity of attachment disorder behaviors.
Attachment disorder in infancy is one potential cause for violent and/or aggressive teenagers, linking the childhood with future behaviour and demeanour.
About 80% of neglected children display attachment disorder symptoms and eventually form insecure attachments to their caregivers as a result of caregivers' unresponsive interactions.
