Six-year-old Moira regularly complains of nausea and stomachaches in the morning before school. She cries and refuses to get on the bus. In one-third of children like Moira with school refusal, the real fear is ________
A) maternal separation
B) the possibility of personal harm
C) an overly critical teacher
D) academic failure
Answer: A
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