Avoidant Attachment Part II

Happy Birthday Rorschach!

Avoidant Attachment Part I. 

Avoidant Attachment Introduction. We’re getting into the thick of it now.

Ok, this is the last one. After Barnes and Noble shipped out their TFIOS copies early, I couldn’t NOT make this joke.

Proof that Rorschach loves to read YA novels…You have to click on it to zoom in so that it’s legible.

(The Fault in Our Stars comes out January 10th, which I am READY FOR. This post doesn’t contain any spoilers.)

((I will get back to the regular posts after some TFIOS celebration.))

In early childhood Walter Kovacs developed Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) due to the pathogenic care of his primary attachment figure, Sylvia Kovacs. Walter was frequently exposed to both abuse and neglect. Whenever Kovacs displayed attachment behaviors his mother would respond negatively. Walter has acquired the inhibited/emotionally withdrawn subtype of RAD. This subtype is marked by emotional withdrawal, failure of reciprocity, failure to seek or respond to comfort when distressed, and problems with emotion regulation.

This is only the tip of the iceberg, and next we’ll explore the attachment style Walter has, which is Avoidant Attachment. A lot of the answers to his behavior lie in this future content, so I anticipate spending a while on it unless I manage to be the best summarizer ever. In Avoidant Attachment I think I will truly begin to analyze Rorschach.

Reactive Attachment Disorder Part 2

Reactive Attachment Disorder- Part 1

Explanation/evidence to come soon.