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What is the age at which separation anxiety usually begins in infants?
a) 3 months
b) 6 months
c) 9 months
d) 12 months
e) 18 months
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Answer
Answer C.
While there is variability between patients, it is highly unusual for infants 6 months or under to show true separation anxiety, and most children display this psychologically normal phenomenon by 12 months after birth.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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