Brain & Behavior

Discussion Post Reply Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ postings. Respond to a colleague who selected a different disorder than you did. Ask a probing question and provide insight into how you would answer your question and why. Ask a probing question and provide the foundation, or rationale, for the question. Expand on your colleague’s posting by offering a new perspective or insight. Agree with a colleague and offer additional (new) supporting information for consideration. Disagree with a colleague by respectfully discussing and supporting a different perspective. Support your reply to a colleagues’ assignment post with at least one reference (textbook or other scholarly, empirical resources). You may state your opinion and/or provide personal examples; however, you must also back up your assertions with evidence (including in-text citations) from the source and provide a reference. Colleague Post: The disorder that I chose is separation anxiety disorder. Separation anxiety disorder is defined as an excessive fear of separating from a person or thing (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). People with separation anxiety often think the worst when away from person or thing they are attached to. If it is a person, they have to know their whereabouts, or they will think the person has died. In addition, they refuse to go out anywhere by themselves (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Physical symptoms of separation anxiety disorder includes nausea and dizziness. As an HSPP, I would suggest someone with separation anxiety disorder to take something with them to remind them of the person they are attached to. It could be a scarf sprayed with that person's perfume or a voice note on their phone letting them know that everything will be fine. References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disordersLinks to an external site. (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.