Separation Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever been attached to something? Have you ever felt that your life couldn’t continue without this object? Separation anxiety is very common, statistic show that at least thirty three percent of the population has had this disorder. This disorder is the simple fear of being separated from something or someone. Generally the subject with the disorder will view separation as detrimental to they’re well-being. Caregivers, stuff animals, money, cell phones are examples of objects many people have separation anxiety towards. Separation anxiety is very common in infants and children.
Infants one to eight months of age often show signs of anxiety when approached. An unknown person can often induce the infant into …show more content…
It may cause from a simple change in a schedules, to the death of a person. Changes in environment typically cause separation anxiety. A change to a new house may make a person feeling lonely and fearful of change causing them to cling to something that hasn’t changed or is till with them. Typical someone with SAD will cling to a family member. The change to a new school may cause the student to perform poorly due to them missing their friends or comfortable routines. Moving to a new city or country can also cause SAD. Large about of stress can cause Separation anxiety. For example when teen often face large amounts of stress they tend to want to be home and sleep. They’ll prefer their bed instead of their education and finical stability or social stability. Over- protective parents can cause Infants or children to become extremely dependent on them. This can cause separation anxiety as the child grows. Bullying and not being socially accepted can cause SAD. It can be also caused by an imbalance in neurotransmitters. Epinephrine dopamine and Serotonin are the main neurotransmitters …show more content…
Children with shy or timid personality are a higher risk. Someone with low social, economic status is more prone to developing SAD, than someone with high status. If the person has a family history of anxiety or depression, or any psychological disorders they also at risk. SAD occurs often after stressful events such as the death of a close family member. It also occurs with divorces.
There are many ways to diagnose someone with separation disorder, observation is the main tool used to diagnose. If a child has more than 4 symptoms they may have the disorder. If the child has excessive anxiety separation from home or a person or object or if they’re constantly worrying about losing someone important may be a sign. Nightmares of these events often occur, along with several physical symptoms. If the feeling of anxiety last longer than four weeks it is really like to have a disorder. Usually this disorder is contracted before the age of
Have you ever been attached to something? Have you ever felt that your life couldn’t continue without this object? Separation anxiety is very common, statistic show that at least thirty three percent of the population has had this disorder. This disorder is the simple fear of being separated from something or someone. Generally the subject with the disorder will view separation as detrimental to they’re well-being. Caregivers, stuff animals, money, cell phones are examples of objects many people have separation anxiety towards. Separation anxiety is very common in infants and children.
Infants one to eight months of age often show signs of anxiety when approached. An unknown person can often induce the infant into …show more content…
It may cause from a simple change in a schedules, to the death of a person. Changes in environment typically cause separation anxiety. A change to a new house may make a person feeling lonely and fearful of change causing them to cling to something that hasn’t changed or is till with them. Typical someone with SAD will cling to a family member. The change to a new school may cause the student to perform poorly due to them missing their friends or comfortable routines. Moving to a new city or country can also cause SAD. Large about of stress can cause Separation anxiety. For example when teen often face large amounts of stress they tend to want to be home and sleep. They’ll prefer their bed instead of their education and finical stability or social stability. Over- protective parents can cause Infants or children to become extremely dependent on them. This can cause separation anxiety as the child grows. Bullying and not being socially accepted can cause SAD. It can be also caused by an imbalance in neurotransmitters. Epinephrine dopamine and Serotonin are the main neurotransmitters …show more content…
Children with shy or timid personality are a higher risk. Someone with low social, economic status is more prone to developing SAD, than someone with high status. If the person has a family history of anxiety or depression, or any psychological disorders they also at risk. SAD occurs often after stressful events such as the death of a close family member. It also occurs with divorces.
There are many ways to diagnose someone with separation disorder, observation is the main tool used to diagnose. If a child has more than 4 symptoms they may have the disorder. If the child has excessive anxiety separation from home or a person or object or if they’re constantly worrying about losing someone important may be a sign. Nightmares of these events often occur, along with several physical symptoms. If the feeling of anxiety last longer than four weeks it is really like to have a disorder. Usually this disorder is contracted before the age of