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Separation anxiety
| Phase | Manifestation |
|---|---|
| protest (later infancy) | cries & screams |
| protest (later infancy) | searches for parent with eyes |
| protest (later infancy) | clings to parent |
| protest (later infancy) | avoids and rejects contact with strangers |
| protest (toddler) | verbally and physically attack strangers |
| protest (toddler) | attempts to escape to find parent |
| protest (toddler) | behaviors possibly lasting hours to days. protests ceasing only with physical exhaustion |
| despair | inactive, withdrawn from others |
| despair | depressed, sad, uninterested n environment |
| despair | uncommunicative |
| despair | regresses to earlier behaviors |
| despair | physical condition deteriorating form refusal to eat, drink, or move |
| detachment | shows increased interest in surroundings |
| detachment | interacts with strangers or familiar caregivers |
| detachment | forms new but superficial relationships |
| detachment | appears happy; behaviors representative of a superficial adjustment to loss |
| detachment | occurring usually after prolonged separation form parent, rarely seen in hospitalized children |