Assignment task:
Jennifer is 12 years old. Her parents are concerned that she is "too attached." She refuses to go anywhere without her mom or dad, even to other friends' houses, and would never even consider staying the night at a friend's house. They had to buy her a cell phone so that she could check in with her parents throughout the day while at school, because the administrators were concerned that she was coming to the office to use the phone to call her parents so frequently. Now that she has her phone, she is calling or texting them every hour to make sure they are okay. Her parents have stopped going out because it became so distressing for Jennifer to be left with someone other than her parents (and refuses to be left home alone). Jennifer is constantly telling her parents that she just prefers to be with them and that she worries that something will happen to them while she isn't with them. What disorder is Jennifer likely experiencing?