Which of the following characteristics is associated with disorganized/disoriented infants when separated from their mothers?
A) They exhibited considerable distress, ceased their explorations, and at reunion sought contact with their mothers.
B) They rarely cried during separation and avoided their mothers at reunion.
C) They manifested anxiety before separation and were intensely distressed by the separation.
D) They manifested confused behavior on being reunited with their mothers.

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Disorganized/disoriented infants often display confused or contradictory behaviors upon reunion with their mothers, indicating a lack of a coherent strategy to deal with separation and reunion.

Which of the Following Characteristics Is Associated with Disorganized/disoriented Infants