Natural Result of Attachment: Separation Anxiety

The aim of this study is to reveal basic information about attachment in children and separation anxiety according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. In accordance with this purpose, books and articles which are accessed as full text via searching keywords such as “separation anxiety”, “attachment” and “anxiety disorders in children” in various databases such as APA, Ebscohost and Springer, were reviewed. These examinations have indicated close relationship between separation anxiety and attachment. At this point, it is necessary in this research to handle separation anxiety in two dimensions. The first of them is the separation anxiety as a sign of attachment, especially a secure attachment. This anxiety is consistent, rational and expected level. On the other hand, second one is separation anxiety that is stated as psychological disorder in DSM-5