Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation Anxiety
Disorder Signs and Symptoms
Separation anxiety disorder
is a psychological condition diagnosed mostly in children
and rarely in adolescents. It can be recognized when the
following symptoms are present:
1. Psychological
symptoms, include:
- Recurrent anxiety and severe distress when
separated from attachment figures or safe
environments (such as home) or when anticipating
the separation.
- Persistent and excessive worry of losing their
parents or caregivers, or that something bad
could happen to them.
- Fears of getting lost or being kidnapped.
- Excessive worry concern their own safety.
- Fear and reluctance to be alone.
- Low self esteem in social and academic settings.
- Depression.
2. Behavioral
symptoms, include:
- Crying or whining when they have to be
separated from parents or caregivers.
- Clinging behaviors when separated from
their parents.
- Refusal to sleep alone and requesting to
sleep in the parent's bed.
- Refusal to go to school or be involved in
age-related activities away from home.
- Repeated nightmares involving the
separation theme.
- Panic or temper tantrum when separated
from the parents.
- The need to constantly stay in touch with
loved ones.
- Requesting reassurance that the loved
ones are safe.
- Difficulties concentrating.
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3. Physiological
symptoms are displayed when the separation
occurs or is anticipated. They include:
- Headaches
- Stomach aches
- Nausea or vomiting
- Muscle ache or tension
Article by Alina Morrow
MS Psychology
Medical Writer
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