skip to main content
LOTERRE

LOTERRE

Search from vocabulary

Lengua del contenido

| français English
Ayuda para la búsqueda

Concept information

Término preferido

stranger anxiety  

Definición

  • Stranger anxiety—the emotional distress displayed by infants and young children due to the approach of an unfamiliar person—is a significant and adaptive developmental achievement in the child's life. The presence of stranger anxiety is rare in the first 6 months of life, common by about 8 months, and peaks around the child's first birthday. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Stranger Anxiety]

Concepto genérico

Pertenece al grupo

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MNMKLZ3B-9

Descargue este concepto: