Stranger and Separation Anxiety

Anat Scher; Judith Harel; Tamar Simon

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23265-3

Stranger and Separation 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 several emotional development theories. While the reaction is normative, some children develop a separation anxiety disorder (SAD).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	285-295
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128165119
ISBN (Print)	9780128165126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23265-3
State	Published - 1 Jan 2020

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Keywords

Attachment
Developmental milestone
Distress
Eight-month anxiety
Fear of strangers
Person permanence
Regulation
Separation anxiety
Separation-individuation

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General Social Sciences

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