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separation anxiety

noun

  1. the normal fear and apprehension expressed by infants when removed from their mothers or approached by strangers.
  2. any similar reaction in later life caused by separation from familiar surroundings or close friends or family.


separation anxiety

noun

  1. psychoanal a state of distress felt at the prospect of being separated from a familiar or beloved person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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In the two months since the fires, children have been are experiencing meltdowns, sleep issues and separation anxiety.

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Saben Taylor, 5, and his sister, Wawona Hsiao, 3, have been experiencing heightened separation anxiety since their scary midnight evacuation through the smoke.

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With younger children, separation anxiety is common.

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When my older daughter struggled with separation anxiety at school, I was blamed for it and told that it was a result of my anxiety.

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The documentary “Daughters,” from directors Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, follows one such Daddy Daughter Dance in Washington, D.C., a carefully arranged night in which orange prison uniforms are swapped for jackets and ties, the jail’s decorated gym takes on a prom-like air, and dressed-up girls get a few celebratory hours in which their separation anxiety is briefly, movingly set aside.

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