separation anxiety

noun

the normal fear and apprehension expressed by infants when removed from their mothers or approached by strangers.

any similar reaction in later life caused by separation from familiar surroundings or close friends or family.

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separation anxiety

—n
	psychoanal a state of distress felt at the prospect of being separated from a familiar or beloved person

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separation anxiety sep·a·ra·tion anxiety (sěp'ə-rā'shən)
n.
A child's apprehension or fear associated with his or her separation from a parent or other significant person.

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"Separation anxiety is normal part of development, but individual reactions are partly explained by experience, that is, by how frequently children have been left in the care of others.... A mother who is never apart from her young child may be saying to him or her subliminally: "You are only safe when I'm with you.""

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