From Mad in the Netherlands: Psychological problems and relationship problems often originate in childhood and have to do with the attachment pattern you developed as a child. The way your parents dealt with you – whether you received (sufficient) attention and in what way – has been decisive. It can therefore yield a lot to delve into adhesion. This article goes beyond the four known adhesion patterns and describes ‘subpatterns’ with clear characteristics. This allows people to quickly gain insight into their psychological problems themselves or under supervision and start working on a ‘certain’ attachment pattern.
Read the full article here and the English translation here.
