limbiks_CACP Revision Notes.docx Flashcards
What did Kessler et al. find about anxiety disorders?
Anxiety disorders are the most commonly experienced mental health disorder across the lifespan.
What percentage of people experience a level of anxiety that could be considered an anxiety disorder at some point in their lifetime?
28.80%
At what age does the median onset of anxiety occur?
11 years old
What did Solmi et al. (2021) find about the median age of onset for anxiety disorders?
The median age of onset for anxiety disorders was around 17 years old.
Which specific anxiety disorders typically onset in childhood?
Separation anxiety and paranoias typically onset in childhood.
Which anxiety disorders typically onset in adulthood?
Panic disorder and GAD typically onset in adulthood.
What is the median age of onset for panic disorder?
26 years old.
What is the median age of onset for GAD?
33 years old.
What were the peaks in the age of onset of AD?
5.5yo and mid-teen years
What did Copeland et al. study?
Impacts of anxiety disorders at 16yo
What were the outcomes for individuals with AD compared to controls?
Worse outcomes in at least one domain
Which AD was associated with poor functioning in all domains?
GAD
What did Sandler et al. (2011) find about parenting?
family-based interventions that target specific parenting behaviours can successful improve some parts of parenting, and also improve a range of long-term child otucomes, including internalising symptoms
What did Hudson et al. (2009) study?
Causal relationships between parental behaviors and child anxiety
What did Hudson et al. (2009) find about mother’s behaviors?
Mothers were more involved when interacting with an anxious child& mothers of children with anxiety showed a smaller decrease in involvement behaviours when interacting with non-anxious children compared to anxious children.
What interactions were observed between mothers and children with anxiety?
Mothers showed a smaller decrease in involvement behaviors when interacting with non-anxious children compared to anxious children.
How did mothers of anxious children behave when interacting with non-clinical children?
They were less negative compared to non-clinical mothers interacting with both anxious and non-anxious children.
What was the effect of child anxious behaviors on mother over-involvement?
Child anxious behaviors influenced mother over-involvement.
Was there a significant direct effect of maternal factors on over-involvement?
No, there was no significant direct maternal effect, but over-involvement was influenced by child behaviors.
What is the limitation of using AI to study parental response to anxious behavior?
Lack of ecological validity
What aspect of parental response was not tested with the researchers’ own children?
Negativity in response to anxiety
What might explain why mothers may be more critical of their own anxious child?
Feel responsibility for their child’s development and growth
What bias could potentially affect the results of the study?
Social desirability bias
What were the scores on the negativity scale generally like?
Very low