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Internal working models of self and others, constructed in
Internal working models of self and others, constructed in early caregiver relationships, persist as default templates for adult close relationships.
Why This Is an Axiom
This is Bowlby's core empirical claim about attachment continuity. It cannot be derived from other curriculum axioms — it is a specific claim about how early relational experience encodes into persistent cognitive-emotional structures that shape adult behavior.
Source Lessons
L-1342
Attachment styles shape relational emotions
Your attachment history creates default emotional patterns in relationships.
L-1283
The emotional sponge pattern
Some people habitually absorb others emotions — recognize if this is you.
L-1356
Relational emotional patterns repeat
The same dynamics tend to recur across your different relationships.