Written at a post-graduate level, this new volume provides a cumulative overview of the research available on the pathogenesis of fear and anxiety in youths. Its aim is to give the reader an idea of the factors that are thought to be involved in the development of abnormal fear and anxiety in children and adolescents, and to integrate this knowledge in a comprehensive model. This book also gives an update of the current scientific status on the psychological and pharmacological treatment and assessment of anxiety disorders in youths. *Reviews research literature on the cause of childhood anxiety, not only the existence and treatment *Discusses empirically supported intervention strategies *Includes questionnaires for measuring anxiety and related concepts that can be employed for research purposes *Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents is the author's primary area of research
Author(s): Peter Muris, S. J. Rachman
Series: BRAT Series in Clinical Psychology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 400
Front cover......Page 1
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL FEAR AND ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS......Page 4
Copyright page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Definitions of Fear and Anxiety......Page 14
Normal Fear and Anxiety......Page 17
Developmental Patterns in Fear and Anxiety......Page 19
Fear, Anxiety, and Cognitive Development......Page 22
Gender Differences in Fear and Anxiety......Page 25
Severity of Childhood Fear and Anxiety......Page 26
Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents......Page 27
Gender Differences in Childhood Anxiety Disorders......Page 31
Course of Abnormal Anxiety in Youths......Page 32
Severity and Comorbidity Among Childhood Anxiety Disorders......Page 35
Comorbidity with Other Psychiatric Disorders......Page 40
The Bridge Between Normal and Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Youths......Page 42
Genetic Influences......Page 44
Behavioral Inhibition......Page 50
Neuroticism......Page 55
Biological Intermezzo......Page 59
Anxiety Sensitivity......Page 66
Disgust Sensitivity......Page 70
Conclusion......Page 71
Introduction......Page 74
Traumatic Events and PTSD......Page 75
Trauma and Other Anxiety Disorders......Page 77
Negative Life Events......Page 79
Peer Victimization......Page 83
Trauma, Stress, and the Neurobiology of Fear and Anxiety......Page 85
Conditioning Experiences......Page 87
Three Pathways to Fear and Phobia......Page 89
Modeling and the Transmission of Negative Information......Page 92
Preparedness and Nonassociative Fear Acquisition......Page 96
Family Influences......Page 98
Gender Role Orientation......Page 106
Cultural Differences......Page 108
Conclusion......Page 110
Resilience......Page 112
Effortful Control......Page 116
Perceived Control......Page 120
Self-Related Concepts......Page 125
Coping, Defense, and Emotion Regulation......Page 129
Social Support......Page 137
Conclusion......Page 139
Introduction......Page 142
Information-Processing Abnormalities......Page 143
Dysfunctional and Negative Thinking......Page 163
Conclusion......Page 175
Aetiological Models of Pathological Fear and Anxiety in Youths......Page 176
The Developmental Psychopathology Perspective......Page 180
A Dynamic Multifactorial Model of Childhood Anxiety Disorders......Page 181
Some Empirical Evidence for the Model......Page 189
Clinical Application of the Model: A Case Study......Page 196
What Was Really Wrong with Little Hans?......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 203
Self-Report Questionnaires......Page 206
Clinician Rating Scales......Page 224
Diagnostic Interviews......Page 226
Direct Assessment of Fearful and Anxious Behavior......Page 230
Conclusion......Page 235
Introduction......Page 238
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Anxiety......Page 239
Effectiveness of CBT in Childhood Phobias and Anxiety Disorders......Page 240
Conclusion......Page 277
Appendix: Questionnaires......Page 280
References......Page 312
Index......Page 386
