When a Mother Brings Her 9-Month-Old to Daycare, the Child

Multiple Choice

When a mother brings her 9-month-old to daycare, the child smiles and reaches for the daycare caregiver. The nurse should determine that according to Mahler's developmental theory, this child's development is at which phase?

A) The autistic phase
B) The symbiotic phase
C) The differentiation subphase of the separation-individuation phase
D) The rapprochement subphase of the separation-individuation phase