Anxiety Disorders & Attachment-most common disorders of childhood & adolescence-co morbid with depression in childrenTwin and family studies demonstrate that anxiety is genetically influenced• SAD (separation anxiety disorder)-anxiety over separation from caregivere-avg. onset of 7.5-8.7 years-more common in boys-generalized fear that parent is never coming backinsecure attachment-disorganized/disorient: drunk babies-resistant/love&hate: hold mom tight then hit or push away-avoidant/nonresponsive: don't care• Specific Phobia-specific fear on grand scale-fear far out of proportion to actual danger-fear producing outburst or excessive avoidance behavior (avoid like the plague)-significant negative impact on daily functioning-boys 3x more likely-animal phobias common in childhood while blood-injury-injection phobias emerge in
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