Conner (2008) explains that once a fear or anxiety reaction has been created, the reaction tendency can be maintained a number of ways. One of these includes;
Self-talk or "automatic" thoughts. What the child believes can cause an emotional reaction and errors in thinking or catastophic conclusions, contribute significantly to anxiety reactions (e.g. I can't handle new situations alone. All dogs want to bite me.) This highlights how CBT would be benificial for a child experiencing differnet levels of anxiety, as it will aim to change the irrational thinking patterns that are contributing to their symptoms of anxiety.
"Deficits in cognitive processing, such as inability to engage in planning or problem solving have been found in children and young people with problems of self control such as ADHD and also in children with interpersonal difficulties.” (Stallard, 2002, p.5)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy will teach children with ADHD new skills in order to be able to manage difficult symptoms they experience.
Depressed children have more negative attributions than non-depressed children and have distorted perceptions of their own performance, and selectively attend to the negative features of events. (Stallard, 2002)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy will be beneficial for children with Anxiety Disorders, Depression, ADHD as there is evidence to support that they all experience cognitive and behavioural dysfunctions. CBT will be valuable because it has the overall purpose of increasing awareness, facilitating better self-understanding, improve self-control by developing more appropriate cognitive and behavioural skills for children.
Stallard, P. (2002). Think Good- Feel Good. A Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Conner, M. G. (2002-2008). Anxiety in Children. Retrieved August 31st, 2011, from http://www.crisiscounseling.com/Articles/AnxietyinChildren.htm
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