party (incidental) information into his or her internal working models,
four distinct possibilities arise, defined by the congruence of this infor-
mation and the objective quality of the targeted caregiver’s sensitive/re-
sponsivity.
1.
Alignment can occur when a third-party message is congruent
with the targeted caregiver’s actual sensitive/responsivity. This
is the healthy dynamic that contributes to a mutually supportive
family system and allows the child to maintain the healthiest
relationship that he or she can with each of his or her caregivers.
For example, when Dad tells Sally that he has a super Mom,
Dad’s message effectively reinforces Sally’s secure attachment to
his objectively sensitive and responsive Mom.
2.
Estrangement (Drozd & Oleson, 2004) can occur when a third-
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