El apego inseguro en la infancia y su repercusión en las relaciones de pareja en adultos.

Abstract

Attachment is related to the bonds that people form in childhood with their caregivers, the types of attachment are: secure attachment and insecure attachment, within the latter is avoidant, ambivalent, anxious and disorganized attachment. A secure attachment is related to optimal infant development, while insecure attachment is related to the manifestation of maladaptive behaviors. The objective of this essay is to characterize insecure attachment in childhood, through an exhaustive bibliographic review and analysis of two cases, using a descriptive methodology and an attachment theory approach. The main findings found in the literature review and analysis of the cases were that the influence of insecure attachment in childhood can cause negative alterations in personality, changes in the way of seeing the world, affects resilience and capacity. empathic. Anomalies also arise within couple relationships such as: little satisfaction around the relationship and in the sexual area, violence, jealousy, low self-esteem, negative self-concept, sexual infidelity, affectations in the area of commitment, trust and emotional dependence. The findings of this essay open the way to continue exploring the subject in depth to prevent violent acts and other negative phenomena from taking place within romantic relationships, to raise awareness and promote the development of a secure attachment in childhood, these topics also offer guidelines to take them into account in therapy.