A child who has never formed a close attachment with anyone is said to be in a state of:
A)Monotrophy
B)Deprivation
C)Anaclitic depression
D)Affectionless psychopathy
E)Privation

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Privation refers to the failure to form an attachment at all, which is different from deprivation, which is the loss of or damage to an attachment. Monotrophy is a term related to a primary attachment figure, anaclitic depression involves a child's response to being separated from a primary caregiver, and affectionless psychopathy is a potential outcome of not forming attachments, but it is not the state of never having formed an attachment.

A Child Who Has Never Formed a Close Attachment with Anyone