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Dependency need is "the vital, originally infantile needs for mothering, love, affection, shelter, protection, security, food, and warmth." (Segen, 1992)[full citation needed]
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependency need | is a | important psychological concept | 0.90 | text |
| inadequate nutrition | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| contagious diseases | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| etc. | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| were ruled out | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| researchers discovered that mortality rates could be greatly ameliorated by having the nurses in charge of the infants in the orphanages cuddle them in a way that approximated the amount of cuddling infants would normally receive from their own parents.Spitz's orphan study focused on two groups of children | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| starting when the children were infants | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| and continued all the way until they reached 12 years of age | instance of | When the obvious factors | 0.80 | text |
| Dependency need | related to Attachment theory's relevance | Dependency | 0.60 | section |
| Dependency need | related to Attachment theory's relevance | Attachment Theory | 0.60 | section |
| Dependency need | related to Attachment theory's relevance | Attachment | 0.60 | section |
| Dependency need | related to Attachment theory's relevance | Ainsworth | 0.60 | section |
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