A Male 7-Month-Old Cries and Screams Every Time His Mother

Multiple Choice

A male 7-month-old cries and screams every time his mother leaves and will not tolerate anyone else changing his diaper. According to Mahler's developmental theory, the nurse should determine this child's development was arrested at which phase?

A) The autistic phase
B) The symbiotic phase
C) The separation-individuation phase
D) The rapprochement phase