Individuals vary and while some people, who have experienced an unstable family background, do fine, others develop problems. One such problem that children sometimes develop is called an attachment disorder.
Attachment disorder is a name for problems people have in forming affectionate bonds with others.
Attachment bonds begin early in life when infants are dependent upon others for their survival. People are born with the capacity to attach as a way to insure their safety and survival. The infant makes an attachment to an abusing parent just as he or she does to a sensitive and responsive one. The quality of this early parent-child attachment can affect the child s personality development in important ways. For example, when children have a stable, consistent parent, who meets their needs, they develop a sense that the world is safe and predictable.