Parents and guardians are the most important people in children’s life and they need to be informed on childhood anxiety disorders and their treatments because, if not, uninformed parents can actually make the child’s anxiety worse based on their actions and attitudes. Anxiety is often just a phase in children and after support it will go away. Parents assume that all anxiety will go away on its own; therefore, dismissing their child’s problem leaving the child engulfed in their fears and anxieties. Also parents need to be aware of how to support their child when they do end up having an anxiety disorder because the wrong reaction to anxiety can make it way worse. In the book, Growing Up Brave by Donna B. Pinus, it gives examples of how different…
The general Cognitive-Behavioral based theory can assist in understanding the maladaptive behaviors that members of the Martinez family have developed. The foundation of this theory indicates that Evelyn and Tony have a distorted belief system that has “plagued” their relations with each other (Nichols, 2013). Their assumptions regarding their roles and about life expectations in general has poisoned their relationships and they merely communicate emotionally and behaviorally; often neglecting to think rationally to lessen their symptoms or work towards solving their problems. With Evelyn’s belief that her husband is to blame and has “unfixable” traits, she is unable to think of ways she can solve the family’s problems. Regarding Tony, he has…
309.21 Separation Anxiety Disorder V60.3 Problem related to living alone V62.3 Academic or educational problem V62.4 Social exclusion or rejection V62.82 Uncomplicated bereavement V71.01 Adult antisocial behavior V71.02 Child or adolescent antisocial behavior Justification of 309.21 - Separation Anxiety Disorder Robbie is extremely afraid and anxious of separating from his father and displays at least three of the symptoms required under criterion A. Robbie has become more anxious of over the last 3-4 months (Criterion B) and has been sleeping with his father (Criterion A6). He complains about abdominal pain and has even thrown up at school (Criterion A8). Robbie continuously worries about losing his dad and something happening…
Presentation #5 Group: Skanska AUS Group The Skanska Aus Group presented on the human resources issue of turnover and retention of staff in the construction industry. Overall the presentation was good with very strong techniques displayed with only minor areas requiring improvement to advance the outcome to a very good standard. Presentations need to be structured in such a way as to keep the audience engaged while also getting the information across so that they will remember the main points.…
Psychology has seven modern perspectives, however, only three will be used to address Jake’s diagnoses. The three perspectives that will be focused on are behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic. There are both similarities and differences between each of these approaches. Behavioral perspective uses classical and operant conditioning to focus on how behavioral responses are learned. Cognitive perspective places emphasis on thought processes, perception, language, memory, learning, intelligence, and problem solving.…
As children we see insecure avoidant or insecure ambivalent attachments due to abuse or neglect. Those who have an insecure avoidant attachment do not have a preference over being close to their mother or a stranger, and they do not seek comfort when they are distressed (Secure, Insecure, Avoidant & Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers & Babies, 2011). Individuals with insecure ambivalent attachments have stranger anxiety and do not feel secure around anyone, including their mothers whom they push away even when they are longing for attention and compassion (Secure, Insecure, Avoidant & Ambivalent Attachment in Mothers & Babies, 2011). These children can grow up to be adults that feel abandoned and rejected by others. They may have difficulties making and sustaining relationships with other people, and have a difficult time creating support systems for…
In this news article, Deborah MacNamera, a clinical counselor, addresses the development of separation anxiety disorder from children as young as three years old, continuing into their adolescent years. She explains the signs that a child/youth are experiencing a form of separation anxiety, discusses the affects of not addressing it, and possible treatment or coping strategies. She continues with stating that the older the child is, the less prominent the signs are of probable anxiety. Typically, in older children, the signs are more affiliated with subtle action; restlessness, the ‘jitters’ when not around a guardian figure that they’re familiar with, and again, clinginess to their attachment figure.…
In The Atlantic- Surviving Anxiety article it had several different view points throughout the article. The article began a young man Scott Stossel who suffered from a serious anxiety disorder. He went through several different coping methods such as therapy, drugs and alcohol but that didn’t seem to work for him. He also suffered from several different phobias in addition to his phobia of speaking in front of an audience. For a while he was mixing Xanax with either whiskey or vodka to help tame the anxiety of publically speaking in front of a crowd.…
This was combined with a significant increase in separation anxiety crying for over an hour every time her grandmother left the house. Lieberman and Knorr infer children exposed to traumatic events experience and respond in individual ways (2007). “Distress is expressed through sensorimotor disorganization and disruption of biological systems, as shown for example in frequent and prolonged crying, unresponsiveness to soothing, (…) feeding disturbances, sleeping disorders, lack of interest in the environment and various somatic problems with no detectable cause” (Lieberman & Knoor, 2007). Marlene also reports Amarika was difficult to soothe; even watching her favorite show would not calm her (Gosh-Ippen, Lieberman, & the NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force,…
Anxiety is an usual psychological state of worry regarding numerous elements of life. Stress, alongside anxiety, is really a common emotion connected with envisioned future fear or even with direct worry about situations that might happen. Anxious children seem to be rebellious or show irritability towards usual parenting behaviour, as they are psychologically obstructed by worries. Anxious behaviour, avoidance, fears and worries are commonly spotted among children suffering with anxiety. Anxious children have certain beliefs about risk and danger about things when there really isn’t one realistic reason for them.…
Group therapy has become a widely used treatment intervention used by mental health clinicians. Psychotherapy is a type of group that goal is to reconstruct major psychological problems. Group psychotherapy offers group members an opportunity to experience the personal success and success of other group members. This can occur in an atmosphere of support and hopefulness. Cognitive behavior group therapy is a form of psychotherapy.…
The separation anxiety disorder is a normal part of early development, particularly in the first years of life. It becomes a problem when it exceeds the person’s developmental level, and it causes dysfunction in the person’s life. The causes of the disorder are unknown, but some risk factors have been…
One of the hardest things that a parent has to go through when bringing their child to daycare is, separation anxiety. Webster’s dictionary defines separation anxiety as “The normal fear and apprehension expressed by infants when removed from their mothers or approached by strangers.” Separation Anxiety is very common in infants and younger children when they are separated from their parents. Remember, sometimes it even affects the parents emotional state but usually not as bad as the child. Parents need to make sure they are aware that separation anxiety can affect any child at any age and learn what can be done to either ease or prevent it.…
Case Report: Winnie Kent / Anxiety and Related Disorders DSM 5 Separation Anxiety Disorder Carmassi, Gesi, Massimetti, Shear, and Dell’Osso (2015) note, “Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is an inappropriate and excessive anxiety concerning separation, actual or imagined, from home or major attachment figures, causing clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning.” Further, Carmassi et al. (2015) highlight the manifestation of the disorder as a continuous and recurrent stress in anticipation of or during a separation from the symbols of attachment and a sustained worry about the loss of or harm to the attachment figure(s). Furthermore, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM – 5) enumerates the symptoms…
Anxiety disorders are becoming increasingly common in society, and are characterized by common symptoms of fear over future events or the consequences of current ones. This fear is often debilitating in the afflicted person, and is a hindrance to normative behaviour. Certain anxiety disorders originate in childhood and adolescence, and they may persist into adulthood without treatment. One anxiety disorder with particularly negative implications is social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety disorders in children occur when a child exhibits an intense fear to situations where they may be perceived to be inadequate in the presence of others.…