Reactive Attachment

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Reactive Attachment Disorder is a condition where young children or infants don’t establish healthy bonds with parents or caregivers. There are many different circumstances in a child’s life that can trigger the development of this particular disorder such as; emotional and physical neglect from caregiver, basic emotional and physical needs not being met or a traumatic experience such as death or a parent or separation of a parent. Additional factors that increase a Childs chance of developing Reactive Attachment Disorder include living in institutional care, prolonged hospitalization, living in an orphanage, extreme poverty, physical, sexual or emotion abuse, being forcefully removed from a neglectful or abusive home, parents who have mental illness, anger management…show more content…
In toddlers, older children, and adolescents some of the signs and symptoms may include; withdrawing from others, avoiding or dismissing comforting comments or gestures, aggressive behaviors toward peers, watching others closely but not engaging in social interaction, not wanting to ask for support or assistance, obvious or consistent awkwardness or discomfort, masking feelings of anger or distress and in adolescents alcohol or drug abuse. Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder may develop inhibited or disinhibited behavior patterns as they grow older some children actually may have symptoms of just one type of behavior while many exhibit symptoms of both. Children who develop symptoms of the inhibited behavior tend to shun relationships and attachment to virtually everyone. This seems to happen when a baby has never had a chance to bond or form any type of attachment to any caregiver. Children exhibiting symptoms of the

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