Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- SECTION A GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- SECTION B TREATMENTS FOR FEARS AND ANXIETY
- Introduction to Section B: The Case of Sean and Treatments for Fears and Anxiety
- 2 Four Classic Treatments for Fears: Modeling, Systemic Desensitization, Reinforced Exposure, and Self-Talk
- 3 Therapies for Anxiety Disorders: Coping Cat, Coping Koala, and Family Anxiety Management
- SECTION C TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION
- SECTION D TREATMENTS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
- SECTION E TREATMENTS FOR CONDUCT PROBLEMS AND CONDUCT DISORDER
- SECTION F CONCLUSION
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Introduction to Section B: The Case of Sean and Treatments for Fears and Anxiety
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- SECTION A GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- SECTION B TREATMENTS FOR FEARS AND ANXIETY
- Introduction to Section B: The Case of Sean and Treatments for Fears and Anxiety
- 2 Four Classic Treatments for Fears: Modeling, Systemic Desensitization, Reinforced Exposure, and Self-Talk
- 3 Therapies for Anxiety Disorders: Coping Cat, Coping Koala, and Family Anxiety Management
- SECTION C TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION
- SECTION D TREATMENTS FOR ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
- SECTION E TREATMENTS FOR CONDUCT PROBLEMS AND CONDUCT DISORDER
- SECTION F CONCLUSION
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
Sean
Nine-year-old Sean has been a worrier since early childhood, but his worries have caused increasing problems the older he has gotten. In the preschool years, he was afraid of the dark and afraid to be left alone in his room, so fearful of monsters under the bed and in his closet that bedtime was a major ordeal. Dropoffs at preschool were painful scenes, with Sean in tears, clinging to his mom, preschool staff cajoling, and forced separation followed by anguished protests.
Now a fourth grader, Sean is markedly different from most of his classmates – shy and withdrawn at recess, continually worried that he will do something “dumb” in front of his peers and suffer ridicule, or make a mistake in his schoolwork and be criticized by his teacher. He is mortified at the thought of answering a question aloud in class. Last month, when the teacher assigned an oral book report, she precipitated a crisis at home: Each night for a week before the deadline, Sean was tearful and terrified of certain failure – sure that he would make a fool of himself in front of the class, and so paralyzed by fear that he couldn't concentrate on preparing the report. By D-Day, Sean was near collapse, complained of a stomachache, and begged his mother not to make him go to school. Forced to go, he delivered his report in a barely audible voice, with hands and knees trembling; he made no eye contact with the class, forgot his main points, and sat down looking pale, faint, and mortified.
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- Psychotherapy for Children and AdolescentsEvidence-Based Treatments and Case Examples, pp. 27 - 29Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004