The parents of a hospitalized toddler are upset because she seems more interested in her toys when they come to visit her. In which stage of separation anxiety is the toddler?
a. Protest
b. Despair
c. Denial
d. Attachment
ANS: C
In the stage of denial or detachment, the child appears to deny the need for the parents and becomes uninterested in their visits.
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