Dictionary of Terms Applicable to Separation Anxiety

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Absence

Absence Duration

Absence Management (suspended Absences)

Absence Plan (training plan, mission)

Absence Protocol (desensitization protocol)

Absence rehearsal

Criteria

Desensitization

Mission

Sensitization

Symptoms (anxiety indicators)

Threshold (sub-threshold, threshold, over-threshold)

Triggers

References:

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