GATE 2021 XH5 – Question 64

Development Across the Life Span · Physical, Cognitive and Psychosocial Development: Infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood · 2 marks · Multiple select

In which attachment pattern do children show clinging but then reject the caregiver’s attempts to interact?

Resistant attachment
Avoidant attachment
Secure attachment
Disorganised attachment

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Correct answer: (A) Resistant attachment

Explanation

Resistant or ambivalent attachment combines seeking proximity with resistance, such as clinging while rejecting comfort. Therefore A. Avoidant behaviour typically minimises overt proximity-seeking, secure children generally accept comfort, and disorganised attachment is characterised by contradictory or disoriented patterns rather than this specific organised ambivalence.

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