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Annotated Source List
Anderson, M. (n.d.). 3 ways school can be supportive of students' mental health.
Mind/Shift. Retrieved from http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/09/20/
3-ways-schools-can-be-supportive-of-students-mental-health/

The journal teaches different skills for school teachers and how they can help make the
school environment better for students who suffer from mental health. Lawrence D. Crocker,
senior director of school at New Orleans, was once the principal at New Orleans college prep.
She made a point every morning to has the staff and herself sit outside of the school doors to
greet every child as they came off the bus and walked into the door. Her school was in a location
where most of her students have experienced trauma and violence. This was a way for her to
check in on her students and for them to have a physical connection with their teachers and
administration. She made sure her staff was fully trained in how to respond to children who has
mental health problem. This way she had a full staff that was prepared to help with any student
mental health issues. The article goes on to tell the story of a young boy who suffered from
suicide and ran into the middle of the street to relieve his pain but they didnt know that he
suffered from many witnesses of violence in his household. This leads to the staff taking clinical
measures to help the child.
The article is useful because it give evidence for the audience and helps them to see what
they could do to help students with mental health. It also shows the reader how important it is to
get involved in the child's life before the situation gets worse. This is a good resource for
researchers who want ideas as to what can be done in the classroom and what teachers can do to
make a change.

Anxiety and depression association of american. (n.d.). School refusal.

Retrieved October 19, 2016, from https://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/
children/school-refusal

The web page teaches about school refusal and the symptoms you will see in your child.
School refusal is when a child refuses to go to school regularly or has trouble staying in school
the whole day. Some of the symptoms that may occur in children are complaints of physical pain
before leaving for school or they will frequently go visit the school nurse during the school day.
It has been shown that the symptoms disappear as soon as the parents consent to allow them to
stay home. Common physical symptoms include headaches, stomachaches, nausea, or diarrhea.
Truancy is not an acceptable way for students to miss school and it's against the rules. Some
reason for the start of school refusal can be a new move, trauma, or other stressful events in a
child's life. Some children have a fear that something will happen to their parents if they go to
school and leave them. Often symptoms are more deeply tied to a serious problem or conflict
that the child has to deal with. Most children with school refusal have average or above average
intelligence. The most helpful thing a parent can do is to get a comprehensive evaluation from a
mental health professional. The evaluation will help to determine what type of treatment if any
the child and family can explore.
` This source is helpful because it give a full background to school refusal and some of the
places it can spring from. The source if helpful to researcher who are comparing school refusal
and truancy. The school system could also learn from this webpage about how to deal with
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school refusal and what they can have in place to help the students. The web page is a useful
source to show a clear understanding of school refusal and things that can be in place to help.

Bermdez,, M. O. E., Snchez, J. J. C., del Sol,, M., & Sevilla,, F. (n.d.).
Parents-perceived and self-perceived anxiety in children with autism
spectrum disorder. Academic Journal, 1-8. v10n18p2531-2538Sep2015.8pp.

The academic journal is a study of the anxiety in students with Autism spectrum disorder
(ASD),and the study has proven that people with learning or developmental disorders tend to
have more anxiety in life than people without it. The study shows an increase in the anxiety that
students has with school work and social interactions. In the experiment authors estimated that
16.6% of persons with ASD under 18 years of age present anxiety. The evidence founds shows
how anxiety in adolescents increases when they suffer from a disorder that isolates them for the
crowd. In later testing with the Children Anxiety Examine the results varied because of the
different tools used. The CAE is a study to measure the amount of anxiety that is found within
the child. This journal helps to give test statics to the research topic. The facts presented in the
following text help to give clear information for students researching how anxiety varies in
different environments. Researchers found that phobias are the more common type of anxiety
that occurred in patients with ASD.
The article was helpful for the research at hand because it had peer reviewed evidence
that supports the experiments performed. This document may not be as useful for the research
topic at hand since it is more about the testing and experimental scene of the adolescent anxiety
trails. Information presented in the follow article give promise in how it gives scientific statistics
one current events in the mental health profession.

Chansky, PH.D, T. E. (n.d.). Behind the scenes in your brain. In Freeing your
child from anxiety (pp. 56-82).

This chapter in the book focuses on teaching the reader how the brain plays its part in
anxiety and why they cant overcome these thoughts. The author also explains to the reader how
most people can allow their worry thoughts to go through their brain without getting stuck in
the worry wheel. The book gave an example of an experiment that parents can do with their
children called the brain train. This is a process to help the children stay of the smart track not
the worry track for example if theyre going on a field trip instead of worrying about whether
theyd get in an accident the author tells the parents to help the child see the excitement like
getting to miss school. The authors main mission in this chapter is to help the child see that they
can control where there thoughts go and how long they can dwell on them. The author also
talked about how worry gets the story wrong. This concepts is focusing on when children worry
to much they dont focus on the things around them which can make it hard for them to fully get
the present situation accurate.
This source is good for researchers or psychologist trying to find different methods for
how they can help children with their anxiety. Its also a good way for researchers to build upon
the method that are used today so that they can make it more helpful for their patients of the
patients of their mentor. The source was also writing by a psychologist and it's written based on
her personal experiences in the field which proves that it's reliable.
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Data on Mental Health Described by Researchers at Duke University (Behavioral Problems and
Service Utilization in Children with Chronic Illnesses Referred for Trauma-Related Mental
Health Services). (2016, February 1). Mental Health Weekly Digest, 83. Retrieved from
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The article is talking about the study that was done at Duke University that was aimed to
find the gap between what happens to children that undergo traumatic experiences and the
aftermath of this experience. The study participants were children from the ages of 18 years and
under who were referred the top national child traumatic stress network centers from 2004- 2010
and the participants had to have experienced one of the 13 types of trauma. The experimenter
used generalized linear mixed models to examine the different levels of trauma and treatment the
participants were undergoing. They also tested children with disabilities and other medical
conditions. Those participants without comorbid symptoms showed higher levels of some type of
traumatic exposure. According to the research conducted by the Duke university students they
concluded Integrating trauma screening and mental health services into medical care could be
especially beneficial for children with chronic medical conditions."

This document is useful for students who a researching totally on how traumatic events
affect children. For students in the behavioral science department this is a good source of what
can be see through children in the school system and the connection between their actions. The
source isnt as good the topic of school refusal but it would be good for seeing an underlying
cause of school refusal in students.

Dion, P. N. (n.d.). Misophonia research. Retrieved December 27, 2016, from

Misophonia website: http://www.misophonia.com

Since misophonia was first discovered around 20 years ago researchers has been working to find
out more about this disorder. There is currently the international misophonia research network
that has helped develop 4 programs to develop concepts based on misophonia or auditory
oversensitivity. Sensory processing disorder (SPD), sensory over-responsivity (SOR) and
misophonia all share similarities with their symptoms. Both misophonia and SOR start the
patient's flight or fight senses when triggered. This leaves the patient in rage, fear and disgusted
causing them to be over all out of control. Since theyre multiple similarities between SPD and
misophonia, even more than SOR, the researchers for both of these disorders work together to
limit the amount of overlapping research. Research has been conducted at Duke university, NYU
and other research facilities.
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The research found is useful to psychologist in search of what to do with cases that deal with this
disorder. Researchers can also compare the research that is already found and improve and go
farther with the research. The document is resourceful because it gives you sources for other
research facilities and it also give document research.

Dryden-Edwards, R. (2016, September 9). Misophonia: Tests and treatment facts

(M. Conrad-Stoppler, Ed.). Retrieved December 20, 2016, from Medinice.Net

website: http://www.medicinenet.com/misophonia/article.htm

A person with Misophonia is defined to has severely negative reactions to sounds that have a specific
pattern, meaning, and context to the sufferer based on previous experiences. People with
misophonia are not annoyed with all sounds only specific ones trigger them. They can also be
triggered by visual actions that involve that sound. When patients are exposed to this trigger they
immediately have a negative response to the sound. The response can range from moderate
discomfort to complete rage and panic. People with misophonia there brain will release flight or
fight senses when they hear their trigger sound and theyre trigger sounds can increase over time.
It has been know that the people closest to the patient can inflict the worst triggers which cause
relationships to be stressful and difficult. If the environments surrounding the patient has the
trigger sound they may become socially isolated in order to avoid the sound. In a work or school
environment the patient can not control the sounds that other people make which can make it
very difficult for them to keep a steady job or for them to work in a school environment. Some
research has shown that misophonia is commonly seen in about 20 percent of the population.
There has been no concluded reason for misophonia but some theories in that regard include
specific problems with the way the central nervous system works or developing an emotional
association between a normal, potentially irritating noise to an aversive physical reaction
(conditioned response). This disorder has shown up in more prepubescent girls than any other
group. In order to determine if misophonia is present, health-care professionals will explore to
determine if the symptoms are the result of a medical problem, reaction to a medication, or other
substance and seek to rule out mental disorders or other hearing disorders. Some the treatments
that are used to help with this disorder are tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), cognitive behavioral
therapy, adding background noise to the person's environment, and deconditioning the sufferer to
their negative reactions. This way is helpful to the patient by teaching them how to cope with
their response to the environment. Doctors do not usefully treat this disorder with medication.

This source is reliable because it gives statics to the topic at hand. It was written by doctors and
psychologist that have had patients with this disorder. It will help with researchers that are
focused on school based disorders and things that impact the school system.

Fremont, W. P. (2003, October 15). School refusal in adolescents and children.

Retrieved December 12, 2016, from American academy of family physicians
website: http://www.aafp.org/home.html

In the article is states that school refusal has been a problem know for stressing children,
families, and school staff. School refusal is often associated with Comorbid psychiatric disorders
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like anxiety, depression, COD, etc. In 1941 fear of going to school was first termed school
phobia. The term school refusal was used in Great Britain to define the similar problems of
school phobia but with emotional distresses. School refusal is common to children of all ages but
commonly found in five, six, 10 and 11 year Olds. There has been no socioeconomic difference
noted. It has been clinically shown that school refusal symptoms are usually gradual. Symptoms
have been known to appear after holidays or illness. Some children leave home in this morning
and develop physical difficulty throughout the day causes them to stay home. Some children just
refuse from fhs start to go to school. Studies show the longer a child's stays home this hard it will
be to get them readjusted to school. According to some psychologist school refusal should be
considered a heterogeneous. School avoidance depends on the child, because some kids will try
and avoid fear provoking environments, escapes from aversive social situations, separation
anxiety, or attention seeking behavior.
This source is great for previous knowledge on past research found on school refusal. It
allows present researchers a way to know what direction they can go in there research and
weather they can take a different approach to it. This source is also filled with knowledge from
many renowned psychologist that makes it more creditable to its audience.

Gale Student Resources in context. (n.d.). Mental disorders. In Mental

disorders. Retrieved from Gale students resources in context database.
(Accession No. GALE|OBTFDI800495972)

The reference presented gives detail information about the different mental illness that are
studied in society. One in four American adults is affected by a mental disorder each year,
according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The facts presented in the follow
document utilizes resource and studied from the NAMI to prove that the facts a statistical and
scientific. Mental illness as stated in the reference doesnt just affect the patient at hand, but it
effect the people surrounding him or her. The document teaches about the different types of
effect mental illness has on the person's body for example it affects the way a person can think,
feel, function, or even the way a person can express emotion. Disorders can affect any age rage,
race, or income level. Doctors have found that categorizing mental disorders are not easy at all.
The document give full descriptions of Anxiety disorders, Mood disorders, and Psychotic
disorder and the treatments and causes for these illnesses.
This source is helpful in giving full insight into the research of the different disorders that
have been discovered. The information presented helps to show the researcher which of the
disorders they would like to closely research. Mental disorders may not be as large of a region
but this document helps the researchers get a better idea of what they could for deeper into.

Hagen, A. (2016). Helping kids succeed in school despite OCD. Psych Central.
Retrieved on September 7, 2016, from http://psychcentral.com/lib/helping-kids-succeed-in-
school-despite-ocd/

The article tells a story of a young boy named Roger who suffers from Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder . Rogers parents are concerned that his OCD will hinder his education and
how the illness resurfaced when he returned in school. This article give insight for parents and
how they should work with there children during the school year. The author interpreters how the
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teachers can help draft ideas to help students. The author Annabella Hagen writes about the need
to connect the parents and teachers together, so they can help the kid succeed and overcome the
small struggles. The author wants to make the connection between the families, and the school
to help bring unity among the parents, teachers and student for a more successful school year.
The source helps with the topic of school and family ties and how it will build better
relationships for students. The article was effective by breaking down the difference of the topic
addressed in the article. The article reaches its audience in an effective way, and it helps the
parents and children to understand the connection that will be made.
The article helps connect with how school can affect a student's emotions and mental
illness. It also illustrates how the two can come together to make students more comfortable and
have a clearer outlook on school. Its helps to address the research that my mentor is involved in
and it gives a clear understanding to OCD and the effects of it. This article is the starting point
that pushed the research topic for a student that would like to study about student that work OCD
in the school system.

Home School Facts. (2007). Maryland homeschool state laws. Retrieved December 6,
2016, from Home school facts.com website: http://www.homeschoolfacts.com/
state-laws/maryland-homeschool-state-laws.html

The state of maryland requires that every child between the ages of 5- 16 must attend
public school throughout the full school year unless they attend a private school or homeschool.
Since November 1991 , parents have a legally allowed to homeschool their children in the state
of Maryland. If a child is homeschooled the parents must be certified by the Maryland board of
education. The school in the local district also has the come to the house for conferences with the
parents. All parents must teach their child the content taught in the public schools and have
textbook, pre approved lessons, and pre-enrollment conferences. Children of homeschools are
required to be taught the core subjects and also attend school for 280 but in the state of Maryland
they are not required to take standardized testing. The code was put in place for the
superintendent of each district so they will have a guideline to follow by.
The article gave clear insight to how homeschooling works. This is a good resource for
researchers trying to learning about homeschooling and what laws must be followed. Its also
good for professionals who are curious about what laws are required for those children who are
homeschooled and how far along they should be with their education. The resource also comes
straight from the Maryland government so it's very reliable.

In world of health. (n.d.). Motion sickness. In Student resources center in

context. Retrieved from Student Resources in Context database.
(Accession No. GALE|CV2191500863)

The document from In World of Health addresses motion sickness and what causes the
sickness to occur. Motion sickness is when people undergo uncomfortable dizziness, nausea, and
vomiting that people experience. Motion sickness tend to afflict children over the age of two
years old. Children do have a high chance of outgrowing the motion sickness. The document
explains how the sensory organs control the person's balance by telling the brain what direction
the body need or wants to go. Motion sickness and the symptoms arise when conflicting
messages are sent to the nervous system. An example is when you're reading a book in a car,
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your ears are sensing movement but your eyes sense the still pages of the book. This sends
conflicting messages to the brain and nervous system. There medications that can be found over
the counter to helps patients with this illness for long car rides, plane trip, boat trip, etc. Some
longer trips may require prescriptions named scopolamine. Motion sickness is easier to present
then to relieve. There has been no found cure for motion sickness but the symptoms can be
treated or prevented.
This document breakdown how motion sickness affects people and the different things it
affects. Motion sickness is a good topic to understand for research trying to understand
emetophobia. This is helpful to for the research topic of different anxiety disorders that affect
children in school. Motion sickness is also related to the illness emetophobia and this a survie
illness that can sometimes be a result of motion sickness. This document helps to give a clear
understanding a background to the illness and how it is connected to emetophobia.

Kearney, C. A., & Silverman, W. K. (1990). A preliminary analysis of a

functional model of assessment and treatment for School Refusal Behavior.
Sage Journal, 14(3), 340-366. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/
01454455900143007

Sage Journal wrote a piece on an experiment that took place with children that suffered
from school refusal based off of multiply different anxiety disorders. The seven children and
adolescents underwent the School Refusal Assessment Scale which is a tool designed to
determine the underlying variables to the child school refusal. This tested for the following
disorders specific fearfulness/general over anxiousness, escape from aversive social situations,
attention-getting or separation anxious behavior, and tangible reinforcement. Once the
experimenters determined the cause main cause of the child school refusal they went and choose
the appropriate type of treatment. Some of the treatments included desensitization/ relaxation
training, modeling and cognitive restructuring, shaping and differential reinforcement of other
Behavior, and contingency contracting for each condition, respectively. These tools were given to
the children to see if they would be helpful in helping the students get back in school. They had a
6 month follow up and the results showed that 6 out of the 7 children and adolescents had
become full time students again.
The article is helpful for researchers looking into the treatment of school refusal and what
leaders to it. The article helps because it gives clear evidence of what worked for these 6
children. The resource was useful to those who are looking for ways that parents can help their
student get back into the school building. The research and evidence presented proved true which
makes it valuable to the researcher reading.

Lorona, R. T., & Miller-Perrin, C. (2016). Parent and children knowledge of

mental illness: A pilot story. PSI CHI Journal of Psychology Research,
21(3), 1-10. ISSN2164-8204)

Loronas academic journal is a study with the relationship between parents and children.
They studied what effects come from the knowledge of mental illness that students learn from
their parents, and how it affect the way they think about mental illness. In the past experimenters
thought that the conclusion came that children were not taught about mental illness , but later
they started to examine where do children gain the most information from. Scientist realized that
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students gained more knowledge from their parents and how they reacted to mental illness. The
experimenters concluded that parents have an influence on their child's social thoughts and
opinions. Data was collected from twenty four middle and high school families. Parents and
students had to take a knowledge and attitude assignment and the examiner compared the
answers of the parents with their child's score. According to the finding children had little
knowledge of mental illness and they score were very different from their parents. The
documents give good statistics and evidence between how parents parents influence the outlook
their children have on the world and the thing in it.
The document is useful by illustrating a connect between parents and children and the
knowledge they share on mental illness. The data collected helps to give insight as to what needs
to be taught to children about mental illness. It give researchers in the topic of mental illness
good resources as to why they need to spread the word about the illnesses and how they can be
treated. It will be a collected source of data analysed by psychologist on the research topic
presented above on the connection between what children have learned about mental illness and
what their parents have taught them. This give a major leap towards research that will be
conducted by the students who want to see how much children really do know about mental
illness.

Mersch, J. (2016, January 1). School refusal (J. R. Balentine, Ed.). Retrieved
November 29, 2016, from emedical health website:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/school_refusal/
page3_em.htm#how_is_school_refusal_treated

The webpage gave an overview of questioned that were asked about school refusal. This
included the question how is school refusal treated? According to the article there are several
psychological treatments that can be provided including cognitive behavior therapy along with
systematic desensitization, exposure therapy, and operant behavioral techniques. Each of these
psychological treatments are put in place to help gradually allow the child to feel like they can
start going back to school by using the skills they were taught. Cognitive behavioral therapy's
main goal is to help correct the maladaptive and inappropriate behaviors. Systematic
desensitization is a treatment to help the child progressively change their distressing emotions
towards school. Exposure therapy puts the child into practice with the thing that causes them
anxiety so they understand that they can overcome the discomfort. Operant behavioral therapy
involve rewards for desired behaviors. The article also gives ways that teachers and staff can
help students by helping them identify their triggers and created and safe and welcoming
environment.
This article is very useful for researcher trying to find different treatments. It also answers
a lot of commonly asked questions for parents that have children that suffer from this disorder. It
is a reliable source because its credited by doctors but as stated other professional opinions are
welcomed along with this information.

MOH Official Urges Passage of Mental Health Act. (2016, September 5). Africa News Service.
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The document is an excerpt on the mental health act that was established in Africa.
This act was created so citizen could have equal social and political rights for citizens living with
mental health issues. The law has been seen before the senate committee before but no one has
done anything with the law and it has been sitting in senate for sometime and it hasn't benefited
the people. It's believed that the non passing of this law has increased the number of people
living with mental illness in their country. The law when passed will help being training for
medical professionals in the mental health field it will also allow medication to be brought those
who need it. This took place back in 2013 and when the document was written the law was still
in legislation to be more specific the senate.

The document is useful for researchers who are looking for more of the government
effects on mental health. It helps to give a real life example for mental health laws and what
they're seen as in the real world. This helps the research question because it shows how mental
health affects different aspects of life.

New york times. (1988, October 5). Education; Facing up to school phobia and dealing with it. New
York Times. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/
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The newspaper article is talking a high school in Queens, New York that allows their high
students to be in classes with students just like them that suffer from school phobia. The Queens
program has a regular attendance rate of 70% of students which matches up close to the
attendance rate of students in New York City school system. Students in this program have gone
days even years without going to school consistently because of the fears they face. The board of
education has allowed the students to be placed in classrooms with students just like them and
they also have teachers that help to give a relaxing atmosphere. Teachers do however try and
coax the students to take the core classes for example biology, english, algebra and so on. One
of the reporters sat inside a classroom and listened to the students tell their stories. A young lady,
whos name was not disclosed, have high expectation on herself as a student and she missed four
months of school because when she didnt receive a 90% she wanted to go home and she would
become depressed. Experts have determined that 1% of schoolchildren sufferer from school
phobia. They believe it's not as much a fear of school as much as for students fear being away
from home. Most students have a hard time transitioning to a different grade level and the fear
that something could happen to their parents. The school has one period a day where the students
sit in group therapy to talk about their fears in an open session with their peers.

This newspaper article showed the major effects of school phobia and the different parts
that come into play. The article in useful for researchers that want to know what the school
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system is doing to help students. The research conducted also can help so see where the source is
for the problem.

Pellman, H. (1998, May). School daze. Pediatrics for Parents. Retrieved from
GALE science in context database. (Accession No. GALE|A78917402)

The article starts off by describing the emotions that can occur in a child and also their
parents. The article continues to talk about the different aspects of the social environment of the
classroom and the environment children have to endor. The author is charging parents to get
involved in their child's classroom when they see a problem because thats one of the best ways
to help a child's anxiety to calm down. The author tells parents to read books to their children
about preparing to return to school as a way to help get the children talk about their fears and
help them see that they can conquer them. Parents are also told to show their child pictures of the
students in their class or schedule play dates so its not a massive transition for them. If the
preparation doesnt help on the first day of school then you are to try and help your child not
focus on their physical pains as a sign of anxiety. The article tells parents to ignore the tummy
pains and try and help the child stop focusing on them and get them to school.
The article is useful for parents that are trying to their students that suffer from school
phobia and how they can help. This article wouldnt be as helpful for what the school system
could do to help minimize the percentage of school refusal.

Pozzi, G., Bruschi, A., De Angelis, A., Pascucci, M., Hatzigiakoumis, D. S., Grandinetti, P., ...Janiri,
L. (2014). Adult separation anxiety and TCI-R personality dimensions in patients with anxiety,
alcohol use, and gambling: a preliminary report. BioMed Research International. Retrieved from
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The article goes through the studies of separation anxiety disorder, the symptoms and
treatments for it. Separation anxiety in the past has been defined as a childs disorder but more
evidence has proven that over time growing children and adults show the symptoms of the
disorder. Adult separation anxiety disorder mostly occurs in patients that have suffered from
child separation anxiety disorder. Therapist dont just text for this disorder they mostly look at
emotional, behavior or other anxiety disorders before determining this as the main symptom
found in a patient. Psychologist performed an experiment where they collected a grow of patients
that were between the age of 18-65 years of age that were alcohol dependant, had gambling
problem or was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This experiment required a large amount of
questions that would show if the patient displayed signs of ASAD. The results show that ASAD
is possible in adults with other anxiety disorders.

The research found here is good because it helps researchers to see what they can do to
study more about Adult separation anxiety disorders and how it can be treated. This helps with
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research topics that focus on separation anxiety and how long it can last and what factors can
contribute to the disorder.

Tseng, A. G. (2009, July 15). Counseling early childhood concerns: Sleep issues,
thumb sucking, picky eating, and school readiness. Retrieved December 13,
2016, from American academy of family physicians. website:
http://www.aafp.org/home.html

The article gives resources for parents that have children that present early childhood
concerns. The article focuses mainly on sleep issues, thumb sucking, picky eaters, and
determining whether your child is ready for school. Some ways to help treat sleep issues are to
enforce a sleep schedule or consult with a sleep specialist. For thumb sucking Tseng
recommended a positive reinforcement for the kid to help them let go. For picky eaters they say
to inform the child about the dietary needs of early childhood. According to the article it's rare
for parents to ask their physician about a formal education for their children but the article give
resources for how physicians should handle this issue if it occurs. This source gives documented
information for highly noted psychologist and physicians. The document then goes and breaks
down the most common early childhood concerns and separates them out and goes into depth of
way to help with each concern.
The document is a helpful resource for parents to look at because it breaks it down and it
written to them. The source is credible because it was written by psychologist for family
physicians. The document is a good way for researchers to see what can bee leading causes
behind a child's emotional influence to school. This is also a good way to determine where
anxiety can stem from in a child.

Young, K. (n.d.). Anxiety in kids: how to turn it around and protect them for
life. Retrieved September 27, 2016, from Hey sigmund website:
http://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-in-kids/

Karen Young, a psychologist that works in a private practice, wrote an article to explain
to children how anxiety affects them and how they can overcome it. Anxiety is a normal response
to distress and fear but it does become a problem when it constantly occurring and its hard to
control. Studies show that children responded better to the excessive they are giving by
psychologist when it is explained to them in a way they understand. When anxiety appears in
children and teens it tends to affect their sleeping, eating and attendance in school. Sometimes
people mistake a child's anxiety for a sickness or simpler things because of the physical
symptoms that can come with it. Young mentions to parents that its wise not to talk them out of
it. This means for parents not to console their children and for them not to say youll be fine
because it can cause a child to feel as if something is wrong with them and that wont help them
in the long run. Parents should also explain to their children that anxiety is normal and that
everyone expresses this at some time or another. You should then explain to you child what
anxiety is and why it occurs. The amygdala is the part of your brain that reacts to danger so when
your amygdala feels danger it starts to react this active anxiety in some people even without a
cause. She then goes through ways to help childs and teens feel stronger over their anxiety by
giving it a name, getting them into position, and mindfulness.
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This article is good for parents to go over with their children and for them to explain what
their children are going through. Its helpful to explain what anxiety is and how you can
overcome it. Its helpful for researchers because it still has the scientific language but it explains
it to a level that will help children to see that its not as scary as it may sound. Anxiety is a tough
thing for children and this article helps to show children that they arent different, they just have
a special effect to them.