dismissive attachment

an adult attachment style that combines a positive internal working model of attachment of oneself, characterized by a view of oneself as competent and worthy of love, and a negative internal working model of attachment of others, characterized by one’s view that others are untrustworthy or undependable. Individuals with dismissive attachment are presumed to discount the importance of close relationships and to maintain rigid self-sufficiency. Compare fearful attachment; preoccupied attachment; secure attachment.

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December 22nd 2024

semitone

n. the difference in pitch between two adjacent notes on a chromatic scale (e.g., between D and D# or D and D^♭). More precisely, it is the logarithm of a frequency ratio.