Heather Had a Stormy Relationship with Her Mother While Growing

Heather had a stormy relationship with her mother while growing up and viewed her as unreliable, unpredictable, and uncaring. According to attachment theory, which of the following is true?

A) Because she developed a poor working model of her self and others in childhood, she will always view future relationships and relationship partners negatively.
B) Working models of self and others are flexible, and so she can modify the quality of future relationships.
C) Working models shape our view of ourselves and others, and the establishment of an early negative working model cannot be modified through extensive psychoanalysis.
D) Although working models can be modified, doing so requires the combination of antidepressant medications with cognitive restructuring.

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