Sentences with phrase «fear of abandonment at»

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Low socio - economic status and fear of abandonment early in life can lead to poor health in adulthood, regardless of adult socio - economic status, according to a new study from psychologists at Rice University.

The result is a cracking of her psyche that one can only wonder could have been prevented with some sort of intervention, but we're never quite shown whether she has any friends or family that can keep her grounded (the only allusion to any is the untimely death of her father at an early age, presumably giving a hint as to her fear of abandonment).

But it's not long before her underwritten life (she has no job or friends) and Calvin's jealousy and fear of abandonment kick in, and he's back at his typewriter literally changing her.

At Ms. Bourgeois's Brooklyn studio, the filmmakers Marion Cajori and Amei Wallach attend to her rambling, entrancing ruminations on the archetype of «the runaway girl»; the necessity of silence; and the power of fear and the primacy of memory in her work — of the mangled bodies of World War I veterans, of her mother twisting fabrics in a stream, of abandonment, of dreams.

Compared with control children, they had more difficulties with friendships, 29 poorer theory of mind, 16 difficulties labelling and understanding the causes of common emotions, 16 increased fantasy proneness and difficulty distinguishing fantasy and reality, 31 increased negative attributional style, dysfunctional attitudes, rumination and self - criticism.32 They also experience difficulties in the mother — child relationship, with four studies reporting high levels of disrupted attachment styles, 21, 29, 31, 32 and in role - play scenarios elevated levels of role - reversal with parents, fear of abandonment, and negative expectations of parents.31 These factors are known to put children at risk of poor mental health outcomes, and indeed, this appears to be the case.

Followers of attachment theory feel that an underlying «fear of abandonment» drives couples» conflicts, and the ultimate therapeutic goal is to create a warm, empathic experience, at least partly to make up for what the client missed the first time around.

For BPD to be diagnosed, at least five of the following signs and symptoms must be present: * Intense fears of abandonment * A pattern of unstable relationships * Unstable self - image * Impulsive and self - destructive behaviors * Suicidal behavior or self - injury * Wide mood swings * Chronic feelings of emptiness * Inappropriate anger * Periods of paranoia and loss of contact with reality A diagnosis of BPD is usually made in adults, not children or adolescents.

Women who struggle with abandonment fear are at a higher risk of relationship dissatisfaction because they would rather be in a dysfunctional relationship than be alone.