Separation and Stranger Anxiety

A. Scher; J. Harel

doi:10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00143-2

Separation and Stranger Anxiety

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Abstract

In the second half of the first year, infants show signs of distress when approached by an unfamiliar person and when their primary caregiver leaves. The study of these phenomena underscores the link between advances in the child’s ability to mentally represent people and events, along with changes in the emotional tie to the caregiver. Separation anxiety is an important psychological construct within a number of emotional development theories. While the reaction is normative, some children develop a separation anxiety disorder.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, Three-Volume Set
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	V3-136-V3-146
Volume	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123708779
ISBN (Print)	9780123704603
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00143-2
State	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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Keywords

8-Month anxiety
Attachment
Developmental milestone
Fear of strangers
Infant distress
Person permanence
Separation anxiety
Separation–individuation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology

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