Samantha is an 8 year old little girl who loves her mother; maybe a little too much
Samantha is most comfortable when she has her mother in her sight. If her mother leaves,
even just to go to the next room, Samantha worries something bad might happen.
Samantha is constantly worried about getting lost or kidnapped, even when she goes out
with her mother. Samantha usually has a stomach ache when she has to go to school and
has missed more Mondays than her mother can remember. Samantha has started having
repeated nightmares about being separated from her parents so her mother has to leave a
light on in her bedroom. Samantha’s diagnosis is:
a) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
b) Separation anxiety disorder
c) Selective mutism
d) Stereotypic movement disorder
b)
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