Separation Anxiety Disorder
By Beatriz Gutierrez
What is it?
-They may exhibit social withdrawal, apathy, sadness, or difficulty concentrating
-They have persistent and excessive worry about losing, or about possible harm befalling, major attachment figures.
-It lasts 4 weeks in children and adolescents and typically 6 months or more in adults.
-Concerns about death or dying are common.
In Children
-When alone, especially in the evening, young children may report unusual perceptual experiences like: seeing people peering into their room, scary creatures reaching for them, etc.
-Children with SAD tend to come from families that are close knit.
Around 41% of children have Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety Disorder is Persistent
Anxiety is beyond that which is expected for the individual's development level
Reflection
Citations
http://www.slideshare.net/kimappel/psy-150-403-chapter-4-slides
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/prevalence/any-anxiety-disorder-among-children.shtml
http://www.scielo.br/img/revistas/rbp/v25n2/2a09t01.gif
http://www.acacamps.org/sites/default/files/images/campmag/issues/1207homesickness-table.gif
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/anxiety/separation-anxiety-in-children.htm