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Separation anxiety: is loneliness a matter of worry for you?


animals also. Many research studies are done and it is proven that the dogs are the ones who suffer form this disorder a lot. The development of attachment begins at a very early stage of life especially from the stage of infancy to childhood. The separation at the stage of the maximum attachment causes a great pain to the child.

Reaction of the children:
The anxiety among the children is found primarily if the parent hands over the responsibility of the child to the caretaker. This phenomenon is normal because the child feels the insecurity more being away from the parent. There is a phenomenon of objective permanence of the baby that is resulted from 4-7 months. The child psychology says that the baby tends to think that the parent has left the child if they hand over the responsibility to someone else for sometime and then the separation anxiety begins. In the later stages the child becomes very upset and agitated if the person attached to him has left him alone. This lasts till the child is admitted in any educational institute as this gives a sense of maturity to the child. Distraction is the best way of keeping the child away from this problem. The calmness of the parent plays a major role in the handling of the situation.

Separation phenomenon among dogs:
The dogs have a similar psychology and their behavior is exhibited greatly. Dogs tend to become more anxious because they suddenly get insecure about their masters. They generally tend to chew the objects at home due to frustration. They try to spoil the things by urinating on them or they try to break the things at home. There are some dogs that try to stay alone without the consumption of food or drink. The dogs should be habituated to the phenomenon of staying away from their masters and they should be conditioned from the beginning so that the shock is not sudden. In the beginning the small departures are helpful before leaving them alone on a long journey. If the best possible care is taken then the problems can be shortened.

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