Andrea_2.3_DQ11

If we start recollecting from our first moments as human beings then it is possible to say that such memories can be associated with acceptance, rejection, comfort and insecurity. Think about it, starting from the moment we were born, we cry because we have been introduced into this new place that looks and feels like nothing that we had seen before. It is a completely new experience for us which takes us out of our comfort zone; thus, we cry in response to this feeling of insecurity. Then, as we grow old, we learn to develop relationships with the people around us, we seek acceptance from them, even from our own parents or any immediate family we have. Hazan & Shaver argue that "early learned behaviors transfer to later life and to relationships with other people even as adults" (as cited in Duck, 2011, p.65).  This may refer to sometimes when we are in the search for acceptance, we may face situations of rejection, and the way we deal with rejection may shape our personality as well.