Muris Peter. Normal and abnormal fear and anxiety in children and adolescents

London: Elsevier, 2007. — 384 p. — ISBN: 978-0-08-045073-5.This book provides an overview of the accumulating knowledge on the pathogenesis of fear and anxiety in youths. The main target will be to give the reader an idea of the factors that are thought to be involved in the development of abnormal fear and anxiety in children and adolescents, and to integrate this knowledge in a comprehensive model. An additional purpose will be to provide an update of current assessment methods as well as empirically supported intervention strategies for fear and anxiety problems in young people. In the Appendix, the reader will fi nd a number of instruments that can be employed for research (and eventually clinical) purposes.Normal and Abnormal Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Genetically Based Vulnerability
Environmental Influences
Protective Factors
Maintaining Factors
The Aetiology of Childhood Phobias and Anxiety Disorders: A Dynamic Multifactorial Model
Assessment of Fear and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
Treatment and Prevention of Childhood Anxiety
Appendix Questionnaires