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Depression and Fears of Individuation and Attachment

Pages 218-219
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Using Kaplan's (1988) Individuation-Attachment Questionnaire, the fear of individuation and the fear of attachment were both found to be associated with depression. Depressed individuals fear getting involved with others and differentiating themselves from others, suggesting that they prefer to remain dependently involved with familiar figures.

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David Lester

David Lester, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at Richard Stockton State College, Vice-President ofthe International Association for Suicide Prevention, and Executive Director ofthe Centerfor the Study of Suicide.