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school phobia  

Definition(s)

  • A reluctance or refusal to go to school on the part of a child because of intense anxiety and fear about being there. It involves a dread of the school setting that is out of proportion to any real danger and cannot be relieved by explanations or reassurances that there is nothing to fear. [Source: The Dictionary of Family Psychology and Family Therapy; school phobia]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J09N82ZK-4

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