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anaclitic depression |
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anaclitic depression [¦an·ə¦klid·ik di′presh·ən] (psychology) Seriously impaired physical, social, and intellectual development in some infants following sudden separation from a loving mother or mother figure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Categorizing depression into anaclitic depression, which
comes from feelings of loneliness, and introjective depression, from
feelings of failure and worthlessness, Experienced Of Depression goes on
to explore a widening range of assessment and treatment tools and
methods to help those in greatest need. Previous research correlates anaclitic depression with dependency
and introjective depression with self-criticism. |
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