The relationships we form as adults are often rooted in the bonds we developed during childhood. Psychologists describe this link through the concept of attachment theory, which suggests that the way ...

Attachment theory stands as one of the most influential frameworks for understanding human relationships. This theory examines how our earliest bonds with caregivers create emotional templates that ...

Our most developmentally important relationships begin in our formative years and come from our teachers, mentors, friends, and our parents or parental figures. How we connect with others is, in some ...

Mixed signals, inconsistent behavior, conflict that goes in circles: These struggles can plague couples who want nothing more than a healthy relationship. In the past few years, a growing awareness of ...

You know the feeling you get when your crush finally texts you back after days of going dark? The butterflies in your stomach, that roller-coaster-of-emotions-gripping anxiety can make you, well, a ...

Freudian drive theory focuses primarily on the infant’s need to seek nourishment for its survival. Some post-Freudians, such as Klein (1952/2018), however, emphasized that the infant’s need was ...

Wouldn’t it be nice if relationships were simple? Imagine. We could just look at someone and immediately slap a label on them that would give us insight into their character, communication style, and ...