Anxiety Disorders In Individuals From The Age Group Of 11 To 20

PSYCH101 Introduction to Psychology

Kerns et al. on functional impairments associated with comorbid anxiety disorders

Kerns, C. M., Kendall, P. C., Zickgraf, H., Franklin, M. E., Miller, J., & Herrington, J. (2015). Not to be overshadowed or overlooked: Functional impairments associated with comorbid anxiety disorders in youth with ASD. Behavior therapy, 46(1), 29-39.

Kerns et al. has talked about the anxiety disorders in youth and the issues which are arising in individuals due to the same. The author has conducted quantitative research to understand the impact made by anxiety disorders. One of the strengths of this research is that author has conducted quantitative research and includes 59 participants which are considered to be the right sample size for the research. It has also been noticed that the author has included individuals with ASD and that gives a better idea about the anxiety disorder. In research, it was seen that an individual youth having issues related to ASD and anxiety displays more chances of self-harming and falling into depression. Individuals who are suffering from ASD are not having much vulnerability as compared with individuals having anxiety.

This research is quite important as it shows that anxiety issue is quite dangerous as there is the development of self-harming tendency. While researching the participant Kerns et al. found out that the individuals who were having ASD issues were not linked to self-harm. One limitation in this study is that there is no research done regarding why anxiety is harmful. It should have also included the amount of anxiety level in an individual. This study shows that anxiety issue is quite dangerous and this issue should be treated as soon as possible because self-harm tendency adds risk to individual well-being.

Bjaastad, J. F., Haugland, B. S. M., Fjermestad, K. W., Torsheim, T., Havik, O. E., Heiervang, E. R., & Öst, L. G. (2016). Competence and Adherence Scale for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CAS-CBT) for anxiety disorders in youth: Psychometric properties. Psychological Assessment, 28(8), 908.

Bjaastad et al. has talked about the anxiety issues as well as the CBT theory. The major purpose of this study is to understand the psychometric properties of the Adherence Scale for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This topic is covered to understand the impact of CBT on individuals suffering from an anxiety disorder. It has been seen that anxiety disorder causes major trouble in an individual life. One of the common ways to counter the issue of anxiety issues ins by using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. But at the same time, it is important to understand the properties of CBT so that one can understand the impact made by this therapy in an individual mindset.

Bjaastad et al. on Competence and Adherence Scale for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Authors have used quantitative research to understand the impact. It can be said that research is done in the right direction as it includes the 181 videotapes from the treatment session. It has been seen that videotapes provide an important opportunity to understand things in a better way. This research includes a perfect range of sample size and that is enough for making a prediction and getting the desired result as well. This research is quite important because it has helped in understanding the impact made by CBT. One of the major limitations of this study is that it includes a limited age group. It should be more flexible and a bigger age group interval should have been included in this research.

Peterman, J. S., Carper, M. M., & Kendall, P. C. (2015). Anxiety disorders and comorbid sleep problems in school-aged youth: review and future research directions. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 46(3), 376-392.

This article by Peterman et al. has presented a connection between anxiety and sleep-related problems in youth who are going to school. This study is quite significant because it talks about the issue which has been developed a lot in recent times. It has been seen that anxiety affects an individual’s daily routine. When an individual is having anxiety disorder then an individual has a short sleeping period. Authors have researched how anxiety can trouble individual well-being by disrupting the regular schedule.  The author has witnessed that there are development changes in the sleep timetable of individuals suffering from anxiety issues. This claim has been made by the Authors after doing quantitative research.  

One of the things which can be termed as the highlighted outcome is that there is a proper reduction in the sleeping timetables of an individual. But one weakness that has been seen is that the limited research has been done by authors as there is further scope to understand the major impact of anxiety. However, the author has opened the room for further research by pointing out some major recommendations which can be important as well. Research in this article has talked about affect regulation and also pointed out the neurological regions which can have a major impact on the sleeping schedule of an individual. This research also includes specific cognitive-behavioral treatments. It presents an opportunity to learn about the major complications which can be there as well. But overall this research is quite helpful as it proves that there is a major disturbance in an individual schedule due to issues of anxiety.

Peterman et al. on anxiety disorders and comorbid sleep problems

Nail, J. E., Christofferson, J., Ginsburg, G. S., Drake, K., Kendall, P. C., McCracken, J. T., … & Sakolsky, D. (2015, June). Academic impairment and impact of treatments among youth with anxiety disorders. In Child & Youth Care Forum (Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 327-342). Springer US.

Nail et al have presented two major points in this research and that are anxiety issues which are found in an individual and also put light on the impact of the treatment which can be provided to the youths. This article talks about how youths are facing major challenges due to anxiety issues. Anxiety issues are causing major trouble for youths as well being of life is affected by the issues raised due to anxiety. In this article, the authors have talked about the need for therapy to counter anxiety disorders. It has been seen that when an individual is suffering from anxiety disorder then the health condition is affected and that is why there is a need for urgent intervention. It has been seen that when an individual receives treatment then the health condition of the individual improves a lot.

The strength of this article is that the impact of the treatment has been discussed properly. It has always been noticed that an individual feels better after receiving treatment and that can be termed as a significant achievement. This research talks about the changes which an individual feels after receiving treatment. The well-being of an individual is an important factor and it has been seen in this research that there is improvement in life quality of an individual after receiving treatment. This article has also talked about the connection of the impairments like race, gender, and age and the impact of treatment. Authors have discussed whether the impact of treatment is visible in each impairment or connected with some specific impairment. The best part about this article is that the Authors have conducted Quantitative research. They included 488 youths in this research and made sure that they cover individuals with different impairments. Overall, the major point of this essay is that there is an impact made by the treatment on different types of impairment.

Willis, T. A., & Gregory, A. M. (2015). Anxiety disorders and sleep in children and adolescents. Sleep Medicine Clinics, 10(2), 125-131.

Wills & Gregory has focussed on the issues of anxiety disorder and sleep in children and adolescents. It has been witnessed that in the last few decades, the issue of anxiety has increased a lot. This issue of anxiety is just not developing stress in an individual. But it is also impacting the individual timetable. In this article, it has been discussed how anxiety can cause major trouble to the sleeping schedule. Evidence has shown that there is a major association between anxiety and a change in the schedule of an individual. It has been seen that when an individual goes through anxiety issues than thinking period increases. This increase can cause a major problem as an individual is much more involved in thinking procedures. The major impact which has been noted in this article is that there is a cognitive process that is impacted by Anxiety issues.

Nail et al. on academic impairment and impact of treatments

However, the Author’s claims look incomplete due to a lack of quantitative research. Quantitative research always adds an element of stability to the claim. It has also been noticed that the author has talked about the different factors which play a major role in anxiety issues. Authors have claimed the fact that this anxiety disorder can affect the mindset of an individual. It can cause major issues like stress and depression in an individual. An individual must counter the issue of anxiety as the outcomes can be quite dangerous. Proper support to an individual is needed in such circumstances as the well-being can be harmed due to challenges created by anxiety issues.

Wehry, A. M., Beesdo-Baum, K., Hennelly, M. M., Connolly, S. D., & Strawn, J. R. (2015). Assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Current psychiatry reports, 17(7), 1-11.

Wehry et al. has talked about the need for the assessment of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. It has been seen that there have been major health issues rising due to anxiety disorders. This article talks about the current longitudinal trajectory, epidemiology, and neurobiology which are present in an individual when he is facing anxiety issues. It has been noticed that when an individual faces issues of anxiety then there are major challenges developing in an individual. Authors have talked about the fact that how an individual facing anxiety issues spends time alone and that is a major issue. Loneliness can be a major cause of worry and it is important to counter this issue as well. Assessment regarding anxiety will make sure that there is no further deterioration in individual health.

Authors have talked about how treatment of anxiety can help an individual suffering from anxiety. One major claim which has been made by authors is that when there is anxiety issue in childhood and adolescence then there are high chances of increases in issue in the coming time. That is why there is an early need for detecting this issue and providing the best possible treatment to it. One major strength of this article is that it has covered all the necessary parts of depression. It has talked about the possible assessment and treatments as well. The major finding of this article is that it has talked about the issues in childhood and adolescence which can turn out to be severe in the coming time. The major limitation of this article is that the impact of the positive treatment has not been discussed. It is necessary to talk about the impact of the assessment as future research can be conducted on that data.