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separation-individuation

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separation-individuation 
the process usually seen in infants by which the child identifies itself as different from the primary caretaker while maintaining an emotional attachment.


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The relationship between masculinity ideology, loneliness, and separation-individuation difficulties.
If any of these phases is thwarted (sometimes by the mother herself, who won''t "let go") the process of differentiation or separation-individuation is not successfully completed, autonomy and a coherent sense of self are not achieved and the person is characterized by dependence and immaturity.
EMOTIONAL STATE In this research, the children's emotional state was studied in the theoretical context of separation-individuation processes.
 
 
 
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