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Relative Attachment Disorder In Children

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Attachment is something we see through many stages of development. We see it through early childhood, adolescent, young adult, we even see it through the adult stage. Though not all attachment is good a certain disorder caught me eye which is attachment disorder, or sometimes called Relative Attachment Disorder (RAD). There can be different causes of this disorder but a few of them are if the child was exposed to traumatic or stressful events, such as the child was deprived at some level at a very young age, either food, comfort, or affection. Another cause is that the child was not able to make a secure attachment to their primary caregiver, either from a neglectful parent or from being moved around in foster care at a young age. My aunt …show more content…

The caregiver plays a major role in the treatment. Her first step is to work with their adult caregivers whether they are foster, foster to adopt, or biological parents and educate them about the disorder and how it develops and this particular treatment process in order to get their agreement to do this type of work. Sometimes parents get so involved in there children that they forget to take care of themselves. So the parent is strongly encouraged and educated to take care of him or herself, including taking care of their own emotional well being, relieving stress, and establishing a support system. The social worker then instructs the parent on a number of techniques that include: helping the child establishing respect and trust, creating a strong emotional, nurturing bond (with that child), and teaching the child self control, as well as helping the parents learn how to help the child put words to his or her feelings. Some of these techniques include snuggle time, pizzazz and strong …show more content…

Without treatment they can have lifelong problems with relationships such as with peer relationships, unstable adult relationships, and with parenting their own children. The psychological problems can meet other criteria for other disorders as it progresses such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and as an adult, personality disorder, how ever as adults, they don’t often seek treatment for personality disorder, but for other problems in their life. I found this interview every interesting and helpful with understand the type of care a child needs and the consequences that can happen if there are not met. The diagnoses seems challenging to me since different signs can be presented in different

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