Separation Anxiety Flashcards
1
Q
What is anaclitic depression?
A
Separation Anxiety
2
Q
When does SA occur?
A
6-30 mo
3
Q
What are the three phases?
A
Protest, Despair, Detachment or Denial
4
Q
During the protest phase… Infants? Toddlers?
A
Infants: Crying & screaming, clinging to parents, reject contact with strangers
Toddler-hood: verbal & physical attacks, attempts to escape.
5
Q
Child is very inactive, withdrawn, depressed, uninterested in environment, and expresses regression to early stages
A
Despair
6
Q
This phase is rarely seen in hospitalized kids
A
Denial or Detachment
7
Q
Sucking their thumbs and wetting the bed is evidenced during which phase?
A
Despair
8
Q
Child exhibits a superficial adjustment
A
Detachment or Denial
