Attachment styles
| Attachment style in child | Attachment style in adult | Mental model of self | Mental model of other | Impression |
| Secure. | Secure. | Worthy of care. | Able and willing to provide care. | Sensible, easy to help. |
| Avoidant. | Dismissive. | Worthy of care. | Incapable of providing care. | Compulsively self-reliant. |
| Anxious. | Preoccupied. | Worthy of care. | Unwilling of providing care. | Compulsively care-seeking. |
| Disorganised. | Fearful. | Unworthy of care. | Unwilling and/or incapable of providing care. | Help-seeking but rejecting of help. |
Different styles of attachment have been described, and although the categories are very similar between adults and children they have different names.