Separation-anxiety-disorder Definition

noun

A psychological condition in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment.

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Noun

Singular:
separation-anxiety-disorder
Plural:
separation-anxiety-disorders

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Separation-anxiety-disorder Sentence Examples

  • Often separation anxiety disorder begins around age six or seven at a time when it can interfere with school attendance.

  • School phobia can be a type of separation anxiety disorder.

  • Unlike developmentally normal separation anxiety, children do not outgrow separation anxiety disorder.

  • In school-age children, refusal to attend school due to separation anxiety disorder is common.

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