Recognizing Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Being able to differentiate between typical and developmentally appropriate anxiety and clinical anxiety disorders in children and adolescents can be tricky. During the developmental periods of childhood and adolescence, a variety of naturally occurring periods of anxiety can be beneficial (e.g., a healthy amount of anxiety about a test encourages studying) or developmentally appropriate (e.g., being afraid of the dark). However, how can parents, teachers, or therapists recognize when anxiety is too much? The National Alliance for Mental Illness provides some helpful information regarding the recognition of clinical levels of anxiety in children and adolescents that warrant a diagnosis and intervention.
http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Anxiety_Disorders_in_Children_and_Adolescents.htm
After reading “Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents,” consider the question(s) below. Then “submit” your response.
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Which of the following is not suggested as a helpful intervention for parents?
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One possible answer might be when the teenager has difficulty giving presentations in front of his or her class. The teen might choose to take an “F” rather than do the presentation for fear of humiliating himself or herself.
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One possible answer might be that common symptoms include shortness of breath, dizziness, heart palpitations, chest pain, and stomach pains.