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HELP FOR WORRIED KIDS HELP FOR WORRIED KIDS How Your Child Can Conquer Anxiety and Fear CYNTHIA G. LAST, PhD THE GUILFORD PRESS New York London ©2006CynthiaG.Last PublishedbyTheGuilfordPress ADivisionofGuilfordPublications,Inc. 72SpringStreet,NewYork,NY10012 www.guilford.com Allrightsreserved Theinformationinthisvolumeisnotintendedasasubstitutefor consultationwithhealthcareprofessionals.Eachindividual’shealth concernsshouldbeevaluatedbyaqualifiedprofessional. Exceptasindicated,nopartofthisbookmaybereproduced,translated, storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans, electronic,mechanical,photocopying,microfilming,recording,or otherwise,withoutwrittenpermissionfromthePublisher. PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper. Lastdigitisprintnumber: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LIMITEDPHOTOCOPYLICENSE Thecopyrightholdergrantstoindividualpurchasersofthisbook nonassignablepermissiontoreproducetheworksheets,checklists,and questionnairesinthisbook.Thislicenseislimitedtoyou,the individualpurchaser,forpersonaluse.Purchasebyaninstitutiondoes notconstituteasitelicense.Thislicensedoesnotgranttherightto reproducethematerialforresale,redistribution,oranyotherpurposes (includingbutnotlimitedtobooks,pamphlets,articles,video-or audiotapes,andhandoutsorslidesforlecturesorworkshops,whether ornotafeeischarged).Permissiontoreproducethesematerialsfor theseandotherpurposesmustbeobtainedinwritingfromthe PermissionsDepartmentofGuilfordPublications. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Last,CynthiaG. Helpforworriedkids:howyourchildcanconqueranxietyandfear/ CynthiaG.Last. p. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN1-57230-858-3(tradepaper)—ISBN1-59385-219-3(tradecloth) 1. Anxietyinchildren—Popularworks. 2. Anxietyinchildren— Treatment—Popularworks. I. Title. RJ506.A58L372006 618.92′8522—dc22 2005014040 ToallthelittleonesImetalongtheway Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xi PARTI Understanding Your Anxious Child 1 Do You Have an Anxious Child? 3 2 The Many Faces of Childhood Anxiety 27 3 Nature or Nurture?: 53 The Causes of Childhood Anxiety Disorders PARTII The Anxiety Disorders of Childhood 4 “Will You Still Be There Tomorrow?”: 81 Separation Anxiety Disorder 5 “But Mom, What If ... ?!”: 114 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 6 Over and Over Again: 144 Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder vii viii Contents 7 Self-Conscious to a Fault: 175 Social Anxiety Disorder 8 “Mommy, Daddy, I’m Afraid!”: 208 Specific Phobias Resources 241 Checklists and Worksheets 255 Selected Scientific Articles by the Author 265 Index 267 About the Author 275 Acknowledgments There are many people to thank when completing a book like this. Ifirstwanttoacknowledgethementorsandcolleagueswhoplayed pivotal roles in the development of my career: David H. Barlow, PhD; Michel Hersen, PhD; the late Joaquim Puig-Antich, MD; Da- vid Kupfer, MD; and Frank DePiano, PhD. IalsowanttothanktheadministrationoftheNationalInstituteof Mental Health for affording me so many opportunities to investi- gate and learn more about anxiety disorders in children. IwanttoexpressmyappreciationtoKimSterner,whoworkedby my side for over fifteen years, first at the University of Pittsburgh SchoolofMedicineandthenlateronatNovaSoutheasternUniver- sity in Florida. Specialthanksareduetomyeditors,KittyMooreandChristine Benton, as well as the staff at The Guilford Press, for making this book a reality. Iamgratefultomyhusband,BarryRubin,forsupportinganden- couraging me throughout the writing process, especially when times got tough. Finally, I will always be indebted to the many children and fami- lies I’ve had the privilege to meet and work with throughout the years. They are the true inspiration for this book. ix
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