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Adult attachment refers to the concept of attachment that is used to describe and understand close relationships in adulthood by translating each of the three (3) major patterns of attachment found among infants—secure, anxious/ambivalent, and avoidant - into their adult forms

- Adult Attachment Interview : Adult Attachment Interview refers to a Clinical interview used with adolescents and adults to tap respondents" memories of their childhood relationships with parents in Order to assess the c

Adult Day Care refers to a daytime community-based program for functionally impaired adults that provides a variety of social, health and related support services in a protective set

Adult family homes refer to housing options that provide an alternative to nursing homes for adults who do not need 24-hour care.

Adult family homes is also called Adult foster care.

Adult foster care refer to housing options that provide an alternative to nursing homes for adults who do not need 24-hour care.

Adult foster care is also called Adult family homes.

Deutsch: Erwachsenenalter / Español: Adultez / Português: Idade adulta / Français: Âge adulte / Italiano: Età adulta

Adulthood in psychology refers to the stage of life that follows adolescence and continues until old age. This phase is characterized by significant psychological, emotional, and social development, as well as increased responsibilities and roles.

Advance directive refers to a written document in which people clearly specify how medical decisions affecting them are to be made if they are unable to make them, or to authorize a specific person to make such decisions for them. These documents are sometimes called "living wills."

Advance directives refer to instructions from an individual about actions that the individual would or would not want to be taken if he or she were somehow incapacitated and unable to join in making decisions;