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Separation Anxiety

Scope Note: 
Fear or distress occasioned by the threat or actuality of separation from significant persons or familiar surroundings -- most frequently observed among young children when removed from a parent or parent substitute
Category: Mental Health
Broader Terms
Anxiety
Narrower Terms
N/A
Related Terms
Attachment Behavior
Child Behavior
Emotional Response
Infant Behavior
School Phobia
Added to ERIC: 10/24/1983