When toddlers are separated from parents or caregivers for a long time, they may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This behavior is most accurately interpreted as which of the following behaviors?
a. settling in and accepting that the caregivers have more important things to do
b. development of some lifelong coping skills to deal with stressful situations
c. revenge for being abandoned then they needed their parents' or caregivers' attention
d. detachment from losing hope for permanent reunion with parents or caregivers
D
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A Incorrect. Due to extended separation from home, the toddler may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This does not indicate that the toddler is settling in and accepting that the caregivers have more important things to do, but this behavior is most accurately interpreted as denial.
B Incorrect. Due to extended separation from home, the toddler may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This does not indicate that the toddler is developing some lifelong coping skills to deal with stressful situations.
C Incorrect. Due to extended separation from home, the toddler may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This does not indicate that the toddler is taking revenge for being abandoned then they needed their parents' or caregivers' attention.
D Correct. Due to extended separation from home, the toddler may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This behavior is most accurately interpreted as denial or detachment, indicating the toddler has lost hope for permanent reunion.
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