nvolves traumatic experiences that fundamentally disrupt attachment bonding with primary caregivers and result in impairments in core self and relational capacities that include but extend beyond the symptoms of formal psychiatric nosology.
its consequences are far- reaching and could well exceed what we might imagine.
can profoundly disrupt biopsychosocial development, the deprivation (Sheridan et al., 2022) or loss (Bryant, 2023; Fonagy et al., 2023) of attachment bonding and security is associated with particularly severe and potentially irreparable impairments in core self and relational capacities.
attachment trauma not only affects the psychological well-being of those who suffer it, but it also impacts their future and relationships.
indicate that attachment trauma may severely disrupt the development of core capacities for emotion regulation, identity formation, and interpersonal relatedness
this also indicates that a past trauma can lead to numerous consequences and have a significant, long-term psychological impact.
The latter finding suggests that in addition to traumatic experiences that occur within primary child-caregiver relationships, attachment trauma should also be considered in clinical assessment when traumatic events that occur outside those relationships compromise the ability of caregivers to be responsively attuned to and co-regulate with a child or the ability of a child to be psychologically receptive care from a facilitative primary caregiver
when a child experiences an attachment trauma, it can affect their capacity for future engagement and receptivity.
that involved a range of types of attachment disruption, including emotional abuse and caregiver separations (Spinazzola et al., 2021) and also family violence and caregiver impairment (Spinazzola et al., 2018
it illustrates that abandonment or rejection from people can cause serious trauma to someone.
postulating that childhood maltreatment should be conceptualized as attachment trauma because it undermines the core sense of attachment security as a result of both involving both a traumatic lack of protection and the deprivation due to the disruption of attachment bonding.
it can be understood that if the person felt lack of protection during their childhood which leading psychological insecurity, this may be considered as a form of attachment trauma.