Psychology 2320A/B Lecture 7: Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2320A/B
• Professor: Elizabeth Hayden

Document Summary

Anxiety has physical, cognitive, and behavioural manifestations (see table in text: anxiety is normal. Often adaptive: to diagnose in children, fears need to be persistent, excessive when compared to same-age children, cause harm or impairment. Dsm-iii & iii-r had multiple anxiety disorders specific to children. Dsm-iv: child-specific diagnoses reduced to one, criteria applicable to children and adults developed. Current: all 7 major dsm-5 anxiety disorders concern a fearful/anxious response of some kind. Focus of the anxious fear and its expression differs across diagnostic categories. Must cause impairment, fear/anxious response disproportionate to potential for harm: dsm-5 anxiety disorders. In dsm-5, there are seven major ads: Generalized anxiety disorder (gad) c & a. C = predominantly child onset; a = predominantly adolescent/adult onset. C = predominantly child onset; a = predominantly adolescent/adult onset: sad. Recurrent, excessive distress over separating from home or attachment figure (e. g. , parent) Worry regarding caregiver or self during separation.