Question

Sara has intense problems with leaving her house. she often refuses to do so, and in cases when she will go out, she simply must be by her mother's side at all times. this goes as far as requiring her mother to be in physical contact with sara (holding hands, clinging to her mother's clothing) whenever they go shopping. sara also refuses to go to a peer's house for a play date unless her mother stays the whole time and is never more than one room away. sara may be diagnosed with:

Answer 1

The answer to the question: Sara may be diagnosed with, is, Separation anxiety Disorder (SAD).

Step-by-step explanation:

Separation anxiety disorder is defined as a pathological anxious reaction on the part of a person towards separation from either a place, or a person, that holds meaning to them. Separation anxiety is a normal developmental stage in children till the age of 3, and it will show itself by fear from the child when someone close to them (parents, or other significant people), leave them, or when they have to leave a place that is familiar to them. However, this stage should start resolving itself later in life, and it should definitely not be present in teenagers, or adults. When it does, it becomes a disorder, a pathology, and it manifests itself by the generation of high levels of anxiety and stress in response to separation from places, or people, that make the person feel safe and secure. In the case of Sara, she refuses to leave her mother, to the point that her mother has to remain with her at all times, and everywhere she goes. This is a clear example of SAD.