separation anxiety…

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separation anxiety, developmental stage, the child experiences anxiety, separated, primary care giver, the mother, seen between 8, 14 months of age, , infants develop, experience various emotions, relatively predictable sequence, 8 months, infants, world that they have little knowledge of what is ordinary, what dangerous, new situations, experiences seem usual, not frightening, in normal development, early period involves, establishment of familiarity, the home environment, a feeling of safety, comfort, parents, known caretakers, after this time, lack of familiarity often produces fear, the infant recognizes that something unusual is going on, from 8 to 14 months, children often, become frightened, they meet new people, visit new places, recognize parents, familiar, safe, separated from parents, away from home, feel threatened, unsafe, separation anxiety, normal development stage, helped keep our ancestors alive, helps children learn how to master environment, ends around 2 years old, toddlers begin to understand that parents out of sight now, return later, at this age, a normal desire to test autonomy, resolution of separation anxiety depends on an adequate sense of safety, trust in people other than parents, trust, safety in home environment, trust in parent's return, after children have successfully mastered this developmental stage, separation anxiety, periods of stress, most children, experience some degree of separation anxiety, in unfamiliar situations, separated from parents, children, in situations, hospitals, experiencing stress, illness, pain, seek the safety, comfort, protection of parents, parents cannot be, children in these situations, child experiences distress, why it is important to stay, child, medical procedures, presence, reduce the amount, pain the child experiences, anxiety of any kind makes pain worse, excessive distress, separated, primary caregiver, worry, losing, harm coming, primary caregiver, recurrent reluctance to go to school, places, fear of separation, reluctance to go to sleep, the significant adult nearby, nightmares, repeated physical complaints, , no tests, severe separation anxiety persists past age 2, a psychiatric evaluation needed, an anxiety disorder, condition is present, evaluation consists of having the child talk, a psychiatrist, providing the history, family history of mental illness, no treatment is necessary, ordinary separation anxiety, medical procedures, needed a child is in this stage, parent to accompany the child whenever possible, a parent cannot accompany the child, prior exposure, situation is helpful, visiting the doctor's office in advance of a test, not possible, child, display severe anxiety by crying, resisting treatment, begging, screaming, hospitals provide child life specialists who specialize in explaining procedures, medical conditions to children of all ages, child is particularly anxious, needs significant medical care, help to ask health care provider, such services, separation from parents, prior exposure is not possible, surgical treatment, many physicians, recommend the child take mild sedating, tranquilizing medications to help reduce the trauma, explain the situation, child, assure that a parent is waiting, specifically, explain, parent is waiting, older children, not outgrown separation anxiety, the normal developmental timetable, regressed to it under stress, effective treatments, counseling, the parents, child, changes in parenting techniques, anti-anxiety medications, severe cases, individual psychotherapy, family education, family therapy, young children, symptoms that improve after age 2, is some later return of anxiety, stress, separation anxiety occurs in adolescence, prognosis is less clear, signal the development of an anxiety disorder, call health care provider, child has significant separation anxiety after age 2.