REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER
Imagine a child who you cannot seem to reach. A child, who has extreme control problems, is a compulsive liar. He or she abuses animals, other children, or themselves. The thought that this child may be the cause of bad parenting or just simple adolescence is the cause of this. What if this child is only four years old? These are just a few of the twenty-one symptoms of Reactive Attachment Disorder or RAD. To fully understand what RAD is one must understand the definition, the causes, why attachment is so important, and effective treatments for RAD. All of these topics will be discussed.
To understand RAD one must understand attachment. What is attachment? Attachment refers to a reciprocal bonding between individuals. Most research into attachment has focused on the bonding between an infant and a primary caregiver, particularly the mother. A child’s lack of bonding with his birthmother has a lasting effect on the child, and may be......
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