{"id":365,"date":"2020-07-20T21:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T21:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:28:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:28:34","slug":"anxiety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=365","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In general, anxiety disorders<\/strong> are discriminated from one another by the focus of the fear.

For example, an adolescent diagnosed with a separation anxiety disorder may experience developmentally inappropriate and excessive levels of fears surrounding the separation of a significant individual from whom he or she is attached too (i.e. parent, sibling or guardian). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas, social anxiety<\/strong>, is marked by excessive anxiety about one or more social situations in which the adolescent is exposed to (i.e., social interactions, preforming in front of others, being observed, giving a class presentation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/strong> of Anxiety Disorders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presently, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5<\/em>; APA, 2013) categorizes anxiety disorders, and children and youth can be diagnosed with any seven categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
2) Selective Mutism
3) Specific Phobia
4) Social Anxiety Disorder
5) Panic Disorder
6) Agoraphobia
7) Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety Disorder Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important that your link your recommendations to the specific <\/strong>fears and worries your client experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your client is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder it is likely they will require recommendations in the following categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n