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For your psychology paper, please investigate the long-term cognitive and emotional development of invisible childhood imaginary friends after they outgrow their human hosts. The central research question should examine whether these entities experience abandonment trauma once the child begins formal schooling. You are expected to ground your analysis in established developmental theories, but only apply them from the imaginary friends perspective.

Your literature review should critically evaluate attachment theory, cognitive development, and identity formationwhile assuming the imaginary friend possesses a fully formed ego and tax-paying status. Incorporate a mixed-methods design in which you conduct in-depth interviews with at least three former imaginary companions, ensuring confidentiality through telepathic consent forms.

The methodology section must explain how you controlled for confounding variables such as sudden sibling arrival and introduction of structured extracurricular activities, both of which are hypothesized to destabilize the imaginary friends sense of existential permanence. Statistical analysis should include regression models predicting the likelihood of an imaginary friend transitioning into a childhood memory versus becoming a recurring dream figure.

In your discussion, compare the psychological resilience of imaginary friends across cultural contexts and speculate on whether they form support groups after narrative dissolution. Conclude by proposing a therapeutic intervention model designed to facilitate healthy separation between child and companion, ideally one that is reimbursable by major insurance providers.

I need a 2000-word paper; APA format, 5-7 sources (the articles approved by the instructor should be used). Please let me know if you have any questions.