Child and adolescent psychiatry

Annotated Biblography: Children with Anxiety Barrett, Paula, Brian Fisak, and Marita Cooper. "The Treatment Of Anxiety In Young Children: Results Of An Open Trial Of The Fun FRIENDS Program." Behaviour Change 32.4 (2015): 231-242. Academic Search Complete. Web. 22 Nov. 2015. This article summarizes the results of a trial of the Fun FRIENDS Program. The program takes thirty-one children diagnosed with anxiety and are treated in group sessions and parents are encourged too go too two of these…

usually under a great amount of pressure. (Scholper,E (1996). “The system affected most directly by the presence of the autistic child is the immediate family.” (Morgan,S(1988) Many parents of those who are diagnosed with autism use new experimental treatments in an attempt to remedy the disorder. However, as autistic developmental disorders mature within the brain as the child grows, they are an integral part of the autistic child’s mind. Therefore, any pharmaceutical treatment would have to…

The rise and proliferation of media in modern society presents a problem to troubled parents: does violent media affect the growth of children? This question has been examined by numerous researchers and psychologists, either lauding or accusing the media, especially violent media, for the effect that it has on people. Some, like Gerard Jones, author of numerous comic books, say that violent media is empowering, that box office smash hits like The Avengers tell the tale of kid-friendly…

repetition (Facts About Bullying, n.d.). There are four types of bullying and they are cyberbullying, verbal bullying, physical bullying and social bullying. Over the years bullying has become a rapidly growing problem in the United States, mostly in adolescents. Studies have shown that children who have been bullied are likely to develop anxiety which can lead to them developing an anxiety disorder. There are four types of anxiety children can develop from…

Benedict was able to group the whole personalities of a culture into two; Apollonian and Dionysian. Apollonian maintain stability in behavior and have control which usually is consider as normal. Apollo refers to God of sun, light which represent maturity, power and control. Unlike, Dionysus is God of wine, agriculture and nature. So personality that falls under Dionysian is ruminate loss control and engaging in unexpected activities and more (lecture, 02/16/16). It is the normal vs abnormal.…

Hermes backs up her argument that violent television has negative effects on children by including the opinions of the Kaiser Family Foundation, Media Awareness Network, American Psychological Association, and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Hermes includes a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation that found that “47 percent of parents with children between 2 and 4 reported that their children have imitated aggressive behaviors seen on TV.” Because Hermes does not…

student and colleague, Mary Ainsworth, offered both support and credibility to Bowlby’s theory. (Bretherton article: Origins of AT). Bowlby’s extensive work with the World Health Organization gave more credibility to his convincing theory that a healthy child is one whose childhood experience includes a “warm, intimate, and continuous…

often have difficulty doing so. Another symptom of ADHD is hyperactivity. Hyperactivity means that someone is very active in different ways. A perfect example is when a child continuously taps their feet, and cannot really control it. I am pretty sure a lot of us have seen people who do this. Those are just some of the symptoms of a child with ADHD. The third symptom of ADHD is impulsivity. Impulsiveness is where you feel the need to say or do something without thinking. People who are…

have no control. While many marriages last for years and the children of these relationships live a very normal life, many children who are the offspring of divorced parents live in a very unbridled environment. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) (2013) reported in today’s society, 50% of all marriages end in divorce leaving unsuspecting children confused, frightened, and with unearned feelings of guilt. Living with this self-imposed guilt, these children soon find…

Just because children bully other children doesn’t mean it is innocent. Bullying has consequences and should not be shrugged off as childish games. It is also hard to admit when your child is the bully. When parents are afraid of this issue or feel as though it isn 't important, they often don 't correct their children on their behavior and the situation could escalate. By not dealing with the bullies it allows them to victimize other…