problemswithbehaviourandrelationshipsthatresultfrom apersonnot havingformedgoodattachments(=strongfeelingsofloveorconnection)withparentsor otherpeoplewhocaredfor them as asmallchild
Reactiveattachmentdisorderis a severe form of attachment problem.
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Reactiveattachmentdisorderof infancy or early childhood requires "markedly disturbed" social relationships, particularly within the primary caregiver relationship.
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Fourth, the effect of duration of institutionalization was strongly associated withattachmentdisorderrelated behavior in a dose - response manner.
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For example, adoptive parents are often encouraged to view behavioral and interpersonal difficulties from anattachmentdisorderperspective.
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These findings suggest thatattachmentdisordersymptomatology and global cognitive impairments were largely independent.
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However, there is a close association between duration of deprivation and severity ofattachmentdisorderbehaviors.
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Attachmentdisorderin infancy is one potential cause for violent and/or aggressive teenagers, linking the childhood with future behaviour and demeanour.
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About 80% of neglected children displayattachmentdisordersymptoms and eventually form insecure attachments to their caregivers as a result of caregivers' unresponsive interactions.
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The use of these controversial diagnoses ofattachmentdisorderis linked to the use of pseudoscientific attachment therapies to treat them.
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Within official classifications, attachment disorganization is a risk factor but not in itself anattachmentdisorder.
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Reactiveattachmentdisorderindicates the absence of either or both the main aspects of "proximity seeking" to an identified "attachment figure".
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Another model that has been suggested to explain animal hoarding isattachmentdisorder, which is primarily caused by poor parent-child relationships during childhood.
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As a result, those suffering fromattachmentdisordermay turn to possessions, such as animals, to fill their need for a loving relationship.
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In extreme and rare conditions, the child may not form an attachment at all and may suffer from reactiveattachmentdisorder.
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It is presented not as an assessment of reactiveattachmentdisorderbut ratherattachmentdisorder.
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