Readings

Use the texts to read the following:

In Child and Adolescent Psychopathology:

Case Study 13, “Winnie Kent: Silence Is Not Golden,” pages 193–202.

Case Study 14, “Shirley Yong: Worried to Perfection,” pages 203–214.

Case Study 15, “Jordan Neeson: Let Me Count the Ways,” pages 215–224.

Case Study 16, “Sandra Silver: Shy or Social Anxiety Disorder,” pages 225–234.

From the Capella University Library:

In Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology:

Chapter 10: “Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders,” pages 369–414.

Discussion 1

Anxiety Disorders and Academic Success

Which of the anxiety disorders in children and adolescents has the most significant detriment to their academic success in school? Why?

Describe a counseling approach for working with a group of students suffering with anxiety.

Discussion 2

Case Study on Anxiety Disorders

Select a case study from this unit’s case readings (cases 13, 14, 15, 16). Prepare a case study for one of the four cases (case formulation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention) and respond to one of the post-case questions. Post your case study for peer review.