A disorder afflicting children who were severely deprived or who had experienced multiple primary caregivers can take two forms. One is characterized by emotional withdrawal and inhibition in which the child rarely looks for or reacts to comfort and doesn't show a preference for a particular caregiver. Another form is characterized by a child who looks for comfort indiscriminately-sometimes seeking out strangers for comfort. This disorder is called:

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Reactive attachment disorder is characterized by severe disturbances in a child's ability to relate to others, often due to early severe deprivation or changes in primary caregivers, leading to either inhibited or disinhibited attachment behaviors.

A Disorder Afflicting Children Who Were Severely Deprived or Who