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Child Psych

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The separation-individuation theory of childhood development, proposed by Mahler, delineates a few main phases and several overlapping sub-phases that occur in children between birth and two or more years of age. Which main phase does the sub-phase rapprochement occur during?
  1. Normal symbiotic phase
  2. Normal autistic phase
  3. Separation-individuation phase
  4. Normal hatching phase
Explanation
Answer: C - Rapprochement is the last sub-phase of development in this model and occurs during the separation-individuation phase. Children start in the normal autistic phase, move on to the normal symbiotic phase, and then into this last phase. Hatching refers to the first sub-phase, which starts at the beginning of an infant’s life (during the autistic phase).
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