End conduct problems, begin anxiety disorder (T3) Flashcards

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Explain the treatment target for problem-solving skills training.

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Social information processing biases (interpretation, solutions)
disruptive, older youth
Work directly with youth (vs. PMT)

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Explain practice problem-solving strategies for problem-solving skills training.

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Child/therapist 12-20 sessions
 Review typical problems & solutions
 Role plays
 Parent support of treatment encouraged

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Explain the treatment target for Multisystemic Therapy (MST).

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 Adolescents with serious conduct
problems
 Delinquency, violent crime, substance abuse, sex offending

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What is multisystemic therapy (MST)?

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 Intensive family & community-based treatment, Systems focus:
 Family, school, peers
 Empirical support & limitations
 Well-supported, costly short-term, saves $ long-term

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Why doesn’t group-based treatment work for conduct problems?

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Can work, if children are fairly matched on severity.
• Beware of peer contagion: spread of social deviance/antisociality from more
severe to less severe kids.

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Why doesn’t DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education work for conduct problems? (police school curriculum)

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– Controversial: no evidence of long‐term benefits, some evidence for poorer
outcomes. Newer curriculum still being evaluated.

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Why doesn’t scared straight work for conduct problems?

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fear/humiliation/punishment‐based programs

– actively increase crime and re‐offense rates

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What is anxiety?

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a state of psychological distress that reflects reactions to

threatening stimuli.

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What are emotional symptoms of anxiety?

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feelings of tension, apprehension

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What are cognitive symptoms of anxiety?

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worry, thoughts about inability to cope

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What are psychological symptoms of anxiety?

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increased heart rate, muscle tension, other autonomic arousal symptoms.

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What are behavioral symptoms of anxiety?

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avoidance of feared situations, decreased task performance, increased startle response.

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What is fear?

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reaction to immediate threat (a present, specific

stimulus).

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What is worry?

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response to threat, in which person considers &

prepares for possible future danger or misfortune.

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What is emotional regulation?

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the modulation, tolerance, &
endurance of emotions. Can be:
– adaptive or maladaptive
– automatic/effortless or strategic/effortful
– behavioral or cognitive:
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what is behavioral emotional regulation?

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distraction, rumination, cognitive reappraisal,

thought suppression

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What is cognitive-emotional regulation?

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social support‐seeking, expression suppression,

situation modification/avoidance/escape

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What is maladaptive anxiety?

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1) Intense: excessive, disproportionate to threat (intensity)
2) Chronic: persistent, long‐standing (duration)
3) Impairing: disabling, interferes with daily functioning &
goal‐attainment

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What is Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)?

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age‐inappropriate distress when separated from the caregiver, & clingy behaviors in the presence of the caregiver

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What is selective mutism?

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inability to speak in specific situations when expected.

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What is specific phobia?

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excessive fear of particular objects/situations

• e.g., animals, injury, blood, storms, costumed characters

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What is social anxiety disorder (social phobia)?

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fear of scrutiny, embarrassment, ridicule

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Which anxiety disorders emerge in early to middle childhood?

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Separation Anxiety Disorder, Selective mutism, specific phobia, & Social Anxiety Disorder.

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What is panic disorder?

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recurrent, unpredictable panic attacks.
• Panic attack: episodic experience of extremely
intense and uncomfortable anxiety (fear
reaction).
• Relatively rare in children
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What is agoraphobia?
excessive anxiety in trapped/insecure places (with or without panic attacks)
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What is Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)?
excessive and unrealistic worries and tension about a variety of stimuli and situations.
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Which anxiety disorders emerge in adolescence or adulthood?
panic disorder, agoraphobia, Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
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What are the developmental considerations for SAD?
Fear of separation normative ages 13‐18 months, declines around 3‐5. • Still need reassurance if scared, upset, unsure – School‐age children (6+): occasional anxiety upon separation is normal
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What is Mowrer’s two‐factor theory for selective mutism>
Classical conditioning: arises b/c children associate speaking in certain situations with heightened arousal and psychological distress – Operant conditioning: negative reinforcement maintains SM • learn that they can lower arousal & avoid distress by remaining silent
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Is selective mutism heritable?
yes