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Title: A 7-year-old child recently experienced the death of the family's pet dog, which was the child's ...
Post by: hadtoregister on Jan 20, 2018
A 7-year-old child recently experienced the death of the family's pet dog, which was the child's constant companion. The child is at risk for:
 
  1. A conduct disorder.
  2. Elimination disorder.
  3. Angoraphobia.
  4. Separation anxiety disorder.


Title: A 7-year-old child recently experienced the death of the family's pet dog, which was the child's ...
Post by: bburns on Jan 20, 2018
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Rationale: Separation anxiety disorder involves a developmentally inappropriate and excessive anxiety over separation from home or from attachment figures and may appear after a stressful life event such as the death of a pet. This child's dog may be viewed as an attachment figure, thus placing this child at risk for a separation anxiety disorder. Risk factors for conduct disorder are related to difficulties with parentchild interactions. Children with elimination problems may have psychosocial risk factors; however, the best response in this situation is to develop interactions to prevent separation anxiety disorder, which can be directly linked to the death of the child's companion. Angoraphobia is the fear of soft sweaters and rabbits and is not related to this situation.