A plethora of misconceptions about attachment and attachment styles abound on social media. Here, four of the most common, ...

People with avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) have a pervasive negative self-image, so they avoid emotional closeness.Ol'ga Efimova/Getty Images 2.4% of Americans have avoidant personality disorder ...

People who secretly want out of their marriage often do these careful things often, spending more time with friends, working ...

When we hear the words "PTSD" or "trauma," we may assume that a person was sexually victimized, and because of a traumatic event, has emotionally shut down. While this is a very real situation for ...

Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.

To justify their absence, make excuses for not responding to texts, or missing commitments, avoidant people almost always say ...

Whenever I receive good news or do something fun, I think of which photo or post I can upload to social media. A fun beach day, a new gym personal record or buying a house are all great fodder. The ...

Approach-avoidance behaviour represents a fundamental aspect of human interaction with the environment, delineating the inherent tendency to move towards stimuli perceived as positive and away from ...

The evolution of the so-called dread risk response has been explained by new research. People often respond to ...