Separation anxiety disorder

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Separation anxiety disorder (or simply separation anxiety) is a psychological condition in which an individual has excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment( like a mother). It is often seen in children when they first begin attending school, but can occur at all ages and in many situations,it is very often that when mommy koala throw their babys out of the bed branch they experience seperation anxiety. It can also occur in pets. Separation anxiety is often characterized by some of the following symptoms:

• Recurring distress when separation from home or his mother's bed
• Persistent, excessive worry about losing subject of attachment, in example: mother
• Persistent, excessive worry that some event will lead to separation from a major attachment
• Continuing reluctance or refusal to go to own bed or elsewhere because of fear of separation
• Excessive fear about being alone without subject of attachment
• Persistent reluctance or refusal to go to sleep without being near a major attachment figure, like a mother
• Recurrent nightmares about separation, baby koalas experience them very often