ime fight against the closeness by kicking and squirming. This type of attachment is due to an insensitive caregiver who is awkward in their interactions with their infant. Although the caregiver tends to be low in affection, they are not rejecting as seen with caregivers of Type A infants. There are variations and additions to these styles of attachment.
             Fearful attachment is a variation of anxious-avoidant attachment, where the caregiver communicates in a negative, rejecting, and sometimes abusive manner with their infant. These children feel that they are unworthy of love and do not view others as loving. Dismissive attachment is fostered by caregivers who act disinterested, rejecting, or abusive toward their infant. As opposed to the feelings of unworthiness as seen in fearful attachment, these infants dismiss others as
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