Attachment Style Test

The "IDR Labs Revised Attachment Style Test (IDRLRAS)" is the property of IDR Labs International but pays homage to the works of John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, Karen Horney, and others. For even more on personality styles, check out our Personality Style Test and Freud Style Test as well.

While this test can help you gauge the extent of your scores on the various scales associated with the four classical attachment styles, it is important to note that test scores do not necessarily translate into real-world assessments, as conducted by certified medical personnel with the respondent physically present and based on extensive interviews with the respondent and reviews of his or her personal and family history, among other things.

Attachment styles allude to the specific way in which an individual identifies with, and relates to, other individuals. A person's attachment style was most often formed at the absolute beginning of their life, most likely during their first two years of life. Once settled, the individual's attachment style tends to stay with them throughout the course of life and to manifest today in the way they relate to others in close relations (including in the way that the person rears their own children). Hence, understanding your own particular attachment style can be immensely useful as a way of gaining insight into how you originally felt about yourself and others during your childhood, and how you may be predisposed to live out these patterns again as an adult.

As such, please note that all information provided by this website provides psychological information for educational purposes only. The information is provided "as-is" and should not be construed to constitute professional services or warranties of any kind. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, medical, financial, or any other type of professional services. If expert assistance is required, seek the services of a professional elsewhere.

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