Exam 7: Anxiety Disorders With Likely Onset in Childhood

Researchers have identified two potential pathways to developing an anxiety disorder or problem. Identify the two pathways, and isolate the characteristics and predisposing factors associated with each pathway.

Which of the following is true regarding school refusal?

Susy is seven years old and is afraid to leave the house. She fears that something dreadful will happen to her mother when she is away. She has refused to go to school and has nightmares on most nights, so she is afraid to sleep alone. Susy most likely suffers from

Juan's therapist believes that his GAD developed as an outcome of his interpretations of his world as a threatening place. Juan's therapist likely supports which of the following psychological models?

All of the following factors can be responsible for maintaining an anxious response, except

Sally's mother tells her that if she does her homework, she will receive an increase in her allowance. This is an example of

In their study of anxious children, anxious parents, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Cobban, Dadds, & Spence (1998) found that

Which of the following disorders would be most likely to occur in a very young child?

In addition to "excessive worry," a diagnosis of GAD in children requires

Which of the following was not one of the original three Anxiety Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence?

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is often referred to as

The neurotransmitter most likely implicated in GAD is

Studies report that initial onset of GAD is most likely between which ages?

Carey had SAD as a child. When she gets older, say in her teens, what disorder would you predict that she would be most vulnerable to?

After the event which has happened above, I am now also afraid to go for a walk into the forest or my own treed backyard. The explanation for why I am now afraid of the forest and my treed backyard is one of

The Coping Cat Program has been revealed to be an effective way to reduce anxiety in children in

Which of the following is not one of the most common phobias?

In their review of evidence?based treatments for childhood disorders, Ollendick and King (2004) found

Sharon's 10‐year‐old daughter is driving her crazy. Ever since they had a minor accident in the car, Cindy is afraid of getting into the car. Unfortunately, Cindy's school is two miles from home and her fears have generalized to anything that looks like a vehicle, including the school bus. Cindy has not been to school for the past three days because there is no way to get her there. Sharon knows that you are taking a course in child psychopathology and asks you how you can help her get Cindy to school. a) What is the best treatment approach for helping Cindy cope with her fear of riding in vehicles? b) Knowing what you know about fears and phobias, develop a plan that would help to get Cindy to school in a way that is the most humane. Outline the necessary parts and stages that this plan would include. c) If you had to get Cindy to school tomorrow for state‐wide testing, what is the quickest way to get Cindy to school, and what is this technique called?

The category of Anxiety Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence originally appeared in which of the following revisions of the DSM?