Sentences with phrase «emotionally aloof»

There are at least two strategies for dealing with this attachment insecurity: (a) become preoccupied with relational partners by being overly sensitive to partner's emotional moves and developing a sustained expectation that partner's will eventually betray or abandon them (i.e., attachment anxiety), and / or (b) avoid developing relationships of any significant emotional depth to avoid getting hurt in the first place, which often leads insecurely attached individuals to become emotionally aloof, overly fixated with self - reliance, and emotionally unavailable to others in times of need (i.e., attachment avoidance).

Cats are often spoken about as being emotionally aloof and difficult to understand.

And Gwen is silent and emotionally aloof, a bright, accomplished woman who spurns any interaction with those around her.

As a Golden Age Hollywood costume drama with the Czech Republic posing for North Carolina, «Serena» is a hauntingly photographed but emotionally aloof love story.

We stereotype men into being emotionally aloof, having a stern voice or hand when it comes to discipline, and being more hands - off in regards to raising an infant.

Not exact matches

We find out soon enough that Russell is not just aloof, but is also emotionally and physically abusing Julian.

Hoyland's painterly, «expressionistically» inclined, version of colour / shape abstraction steered clear of the sometimes aloof, emotionally reserved, minimalist aesthetic embraced by, say, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly or Kenneth Noland.

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).