What primary methodology is used to create a working model of an adult's attachments (from attachment to a caregiver in infancy to quality of adult relationships) and categorize an individual's attachment style as either secure or insecure?

A) "Strange situation test"
B) Quality of attachment inventory
C) Adult Attachment Interview (AAI)
D) Records of family counseling

Adult Attachment Interview

A structured interview used to assess an individual's patterns of attachment, aiming to reveal how attachment influences their relationships.

Working Model

In Bowlby’s attachment theory, an individual’s mental representation of self, other, and relationships, which serves as a prototype of social functioning and affects the individual’s expectations and behaviors in future relationships. A cognitive schema that begins in infancy and is refined and elaborated over time; a state of mind about attachment-related issues.

Attachment Style

Patterns of expectations, needs, and behaviors in interpersonal relationships that are developed in early childhood and continue into adulthood.