Research has found that _______ attachment in childhood is associated with vulnerable narcissism, while _______ attachment in childhood is associated with grandiose narcissism.

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The question asks about associations between childhood attachment styles and two forms of narcissism: vulnerable and grandiose.
Option A: 'A. anxious-ambivalent; avoidant' This pair matches the common finding in the literature: anxious-ambivalent (also called anxious-preoccupied) attachment is often linked to vulnerable narcissism, characterized by sensitivity to rejection and hypersensitivity, while avoidant attachment is more aligned with grandiose narcissism, which includes self-importance and emotional distance. This option is consistent with established patterns.
Option B: 'B. avoidant; anxious-ambivalent' Reversing the order mislabels the typical associations. Avoidant attachment is more often connected with grandiose tendencies, not the vulnerable narcissism side described, and anxious-ambivalent is not typically linked to grandiosity in the same way, so this pairing is unlikely.
Option C: 'C. anxious-ambivalent; disorganized' While anxious-ambivalent can be related to vulnerability, disorganized attachment is a different category tied to broader relational and behavioral dysregulation and is not the classic pair for the grandiose spectrum. This option introduces a third attachment style that doesn’t fit the stated dichotomy.
Option D: 'D. dismissive-avoidant; preoccupied' Dismissive-avoidant (a form of avoidant) and preoccupied (anxious) are labels that reflect modern attachment terminology, but combining dismissive-avoidant with preoccupied does not map cleanly onto the vulnerable/grandiose narcissism distinction described in the question, making this option unlikely.
Option E: 'E. dismissive-avoidant; disorganized' While both are attachment-related categories, this pairing does not correspond to the specific pattern of anxious-ambivalent with vulnerable narcissism and avoidant with grandiose narcissism. It misaligns with the well-documented associations and introduces two less directly related styles.
In summary, option A presents the historically supported pairing: anxious-ambivalent attachment with vulnerable narcissism and avoidant attachment with grandiose narcissism, whereas the other options either reverse the pairing or replace one component with a less directly relevant attachment style, leading to incorrect associations.

PSYC_V 305 991 2025W1 Unit 2 Exam

Research has found that _ attachment in childhood is associated with vulnerable narcissism, while _ attachment in childhood is associated with grandiose narcissism.

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