Management of Sleep Problems

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Management of Sleep Problems

Fig. 7.1 The vicious cycle of adolescent sleep 7.2.1 Adolescent Sleep Research in India Sleep patterns of 1920 urban school going adolescents were studied using a sleep habits questionnaire by Bhatia…

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Anxiety Management

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Anxiety Management

Fig. 10.1 Cognitive model of development of anxiety (Rapee 2001). Reproduced with permission from author According to the model, genetic, shared as well as non-shared environmental factors play an important role…

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Anger Management

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Anger Management

Self-report inventory Developed by Description State-trait anger expression inventory-2 (STAXI-2) Spielberger (1999) 57-item, self-report behavior inventory that measures the experience, expression, and control of anger of adolescents and adults, ages…

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Headache—A Transdiagnostic Approach

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Headache—A Transdiagnostic Approach

14.1.1.2 Epidemiology The prevalence rate of headache increases with age in children, with female predominance, after the age of 13 years (Russell et al. 2006). It ranged from 37 to 51 %…

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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Adolescents

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Adolescents

Fig. 19.1 Specific application of CBT in different disorders 19.2.1 Anger Aggressive behaviours often co-occur with emotional, behavioural, academic, and social relationship problems (Özabacı 2011). Children and adolescents with aggression often…

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Obesity

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Obesity

Fig. 18.1 History taking Table 18.1 Behavioural and psychosocial assessment of obese adolescent Behavioural assessment Psychosocial assessment Behavioural Analysis (ABC Charting) • Antecedent (what happened just before the behaviour) • Behaviour (detailed…

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Aims • Forming rapport with adolescents and his/her parents • Recording the adolescent’s as well as parent’s difficulties using semi-structured interview technique as well as standardized scales • Noting the…

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Somatoform Disorders

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Somatoform Disorders

Predisposing factors Precipitating factors Maintaining factors Family Child Current family relationship difficulties Genetic component Anxiety, depression Family model of serious illness Physiological vulnerability Life stresses Current parental anxiety and somatisation…

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Interpersonal Skills

Mar 22, 2017 by in PSYCHOLOGY Comments Off on Interpersonal Skills

S. no. Area of assessment Tool available 1 Self-esteem Rosenberg self-esteem scale 2 Screening tool for behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents Youth self report inventory 3 Family…

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