Sentences with phrase «avoid closeness»

The fact that anxiety and avoidance are relatively highly interrelated does not imply considerable overlap between the anxiety and avoidance dimension (Fraley et al., 2011), but is likely that women who fear intimacy in a specific relationship also tend to avoid closeness and dependency in this relationship.

Previously I shared some ways to stay connected to a partner who prefers to avoid closeness.

If you're an insecure individual, you've probably had some not - so - great times in your past relationships — perhaps you were betrayed or abandoned, and that has led you either to avoid closeness and intimacy with others or to pursue extreme and unhealthy amounts of closeness and intimacy (e.g., being overly «clingy»).

Rather than avoiding closeness, these partners want closeness, but sometimes aren't sure how to handle the closeness they get.

When you feel yourself avoiding closeness or commitment, take that as a signal that you need to lean in, instead of out of a relationship.

Engaging the Traumatized Client who Avoids Closeness and Vulnerability April 8, 2011 by Robert T. Muller, PhD, CPsych View Event

In situations where an attachment figure is consistently dismissive, neglectful, or abusive, a person may develop deactivating attachment strategies that involve down - playing attachment needs, hiding vulnerabilities, remaining emotionally detached and aloof, and avoiding closeness and intimacy (Cassidy & Kobak, 1988).

Not exact matches

Thus, a religion is not built on a system of logic, but is built on a system of hope — the hope of avoiding divinely inflicted pain and / or the hope of gaining divinely given blessing / closeness (for traditional American Christianity)[or the hope of avoiding bringing shame to the family and / or the hope of basking in the applause of the family unit (for forms of Islam)-RSB-.

Of course caring also makes us vulnerable, so perhaps that is why pastors are cautioned to avoid emotions that lead to closeness with the laity.

Does it make us avoid love and closeness altogether?

They enjoy having physical closeness day and night, and this kind of connection is essential for avoiding stress.

Other parenting behaviors that make up the attachment style of parenting include infant - focused prenatal activities; breastfeeding, when possible, to encourage closeness and healthy development; maintaining close physical proximity through frequent touch, carrying, and physical contact and stimulation with the infant; establishing nighttime routines that support an infant's need for closeness; and avoiding long caregiver — child separations.

«Conflict experiences can be beneficial, by alleviating tension and avoiding conflict escalation, reducing communication apprehension, and contributing to closeness within the relationship,» said Aloia.

The two rivals» shared scenes boast a surprising tenderness and intensity, thanks largely to Johnson's careful framing, which puts the viewer just off axis enough from the actors» eyelines to avoid the breaking of the fourth wall but still conveys a creepy sense of closeness.

As anxious partners are likely to display ambivalent behaviors around closeness, the secure partner can avoid playing into that push - pull dynamic by speaking directly and honestly about the relationship, neither over-promising on the outlook of the relationship, nor pulling away immediately.

In short, we knew what these hurt kids needed from their caregivers: the ability to stay engaged and open with them, especially when the kids were «going defensive» and resisting the closeness they deeply needed but instinctively avoided.

You might wonder then why we sometimes avoid taking that risk of being truly vulnerable and open when we really want to increase intimacy and closeness in our relationships.

For example, distancers may want to practice initiating sex more often and pursuers try to find ways to tell their partner «you're sexy,» in subtle ways while avoiding critique and demands for closeness.

Although it makes sense that people would want to hide their negative emotions in an effort to maintain closeness and / or avoid conflict, suppression may actually be counter-productive and actually cancel out the benefits of the sacrifice.

The authors suggest that that sexting is a way of avoiding emotional intimacy or as a substitute for other forms of «in person» closeness and intimacy that make them uncomfortable.

But we know that self - disclosure — one of the defining characteristics of intimacy — is really important for relationship satisfaction1 and relationship closeness.2 Similarly, although The Rules claims that you should avoid making eye contact when interested in someone, research on romantic attraction shows that eye contact facilitates interaction3 and liking4 between strangers.

According to Jacqueline Kirby, a parenting specialist, recommendations for managing a parent - teen relationship during divorce include maintaining closeness with you teen, avoiding conflict with your spouse, and keeping changes to a minimum.

Model of other indicates the degree to which others are generally expected to be available and supportive and is associated with the tendency to seek out (positive) or avoid (negative) closeness in relationships.

Many people have not known how to resolve conflict in relationships and as a result have avoided conflict and missed out on intimacy, closeness, and commitment.

In addition, grandparents generally set the tone for family relationships, and there is much they can do to promote closeness while still avoiding enmeshment.

Be mindful of your experience of emotional closeness — are you open to and accepting of an increase in emotional intimacy, or do you feel uneasy and find yourself shutting an emotional door in order to avoid a deeper level of connection?

Other parenting behaviors that make up the attachment style of parenting include infant - focused prenatal activities; breastfeeding, when possible, to encourage closeness and healthy development; maintaining close physical proximity through frequent touch, carrying, and physical contact and stimulation with the infant; establishing nighttime routines that support an infant's need for closeness; and avoiding long caregiver — child separations.

To avoid deterioration of intimacy, respect, and closeness, conflict resolution is essential.

They avoid too much closeness and prefer their independence, and they're the least likely of the types to introduce family and friends to someone they started dating,» Chlipala explains.

More important, boys are far more sensitive than girls to parenting practices such as spending time with a child, emotional closeness, and avoiding harsh discipline.

Due to strong feelings of distrust of others, these individuals actively avoid and dismiss thoughts and feelings that could lead to closeness and interdependence.

The ASQ includes five scales: (1) ASQ - F1, «Confidence in relationships»; higher scores in this subscale indicate a secure attachment (e.g., «I find it relatively easy to get close to other people»); (2) ASQ - F2, «Need for approval» denotes both worried and fearful aspects of attachment, characterized by an individual's need for others» approval and acceptance (e.g., «It's important for me to avoid doing things that others won't like»); (3) ASQ - F3: the subjects» anxious behavior in searching for others, motivated by the necessity to fulfill dependency needs, is depicted by the subscale «Preoccupation with relationships»; it represents a central topic in the conceptualization of anxious / ambivalent attachment (e.g., «It's very important for me to have a close relationship»); (4) ASQ - F4, «Discomfort with closeness» reflects an avoidant attachment (e.g., «I prefer to keep to myself»), and (5) ASQ - F5 «Relationships as secondary» is typical of a dismissive style, in which subjects tend to emphasize achievements and independence, in order to protect themselves against hurt and vulnerability (e.g., «To ask for help is to admit that you're a failure»).