Understanding children's worry : clinical, developmental and cognitive psychological perspectives / Charlotte Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Charlotte, author.

Series:

Essays in developmental psychology.

Essays in developmental psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Worry in children.

Child development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2021.

Summary:

This accessible guide offers a concise introduction to the science behind worry in children, summarising research from across psychology to explore the role of worry in a range of circumstances, from everyday worries to those that can seriously impact children's lives. Wilson draws on theories from clinical, developmental and cognitive psychology to explain how children's worry is influenced by both developmental and systemic factors, examining the processes involved in pathological worry in a range of childhood anxiety disorders. Covering topics including different definitions of worry, the influence of children's development on worry, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in children, and the role parents play in children's worry, this book offers a new model of worry in children with important implications for prevention and intervention strategies. Understanding Children's Worry is valuable reading for students in clinical, educational and developmental psychology, and professionals in child mental health.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 What is Worry?

Definitions of Worry

Problem Solving and Worry

Negative Affect and Worry

Verbal-Linguistic Nature of Worry

The Function of Worry

Measurement of Worry in Children

Assessment of Children's Worry

Assessing the Processes Involved in Children's Worry

Conclusions About the Measurement of Children's Worry

Chapter 2 Children's Worry and Development

Worry in a Developmental Context

Development of Worry Across Childhood

Components of Worry

Future Thinking

Problem Solving

Executive Functions

Catastrophisation

Conclusions

Chapter 3 Children's Worry and the Family

Concordance Between Child and Parent Anxiety and Worry

Parenting Behaviours and Worry

Attachment and Worry

Worry Processes in Parents and Children

Meta-Cognitions in Parents and Children

Intolerance of Uncertainty in Parents and Children

Parents' Involvement in the Treatment of Worried Children

Conclusion

Chapter 4 When Children's Worry Becomes a Problem

Processes Involved in Problematic Worry

Beliefs about Worry

Cognitive/experiential Avoidance

Problems with Strategies for Managing Difficulties or Emotions

Problematic Relationships with Internal Experiences

Heightened Internal Experiences

Intolerance of Uncertainty

Attachment and Previous Trauma

Models of GAD: Similarities and Differences for Children and Adults

Chapter 5 Children's Worry and Psychological Disorders

Generalised Anxiety Disorder in Children

Worry in Anxiety Disorders in Childhood

Worry in Depression and Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Worry in Psychosis

Worry in Eating Disorders

Worry in Insomnia

Worry in Pain

Worry in Autistic Spectrum Conditions.

Worry in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Treatment of Worry

Treatment of Children with GAD

Conclusions about Worry Across Different Psychological Disorders

Chapter 6 A New Developmental Understanding of Worry

Key Issues

The Developmental Progression of Worry From Infancy to Adolescence

The Development of Problematic Features of Worry

Summary of a New Developmental Understanding of Worry

Implications of this New Understanding of Worry

Developmental Implications

Clinical Implications

Systemic and Wider System Implications

Where Next? Setting a Research Agenda for Children's Worry

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-22766-1

1-351-22764-5

1-351-22765-3

9781351227667

OCLC:

1223026483