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Limits the Learning Curve
While stress to a certain extent can sometimes help students
to have better attention and focus while studying , anxiety
causes negative effect on cognitive functioning. Study
shows that students suffering from severe anxiety levels
perform quite low as compared to other students. Moreover,
it is found that anxiety is among one of the top reasons
behind students’ school drop-out rate in many parts of the
world. And which ultimately leads to economic losses for
individuals and the society at large.
Different Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder:
Fatigue, irritability, muscle tension, or sleep disturbances
are the symptoms of this disorder, which can occur due to
performance, trouble in relationships or other concerns.
Separation Anxiety Disorder:
This disorder occurs due to the fear of separation. Children
with this disorder frequently worry about their parent's
relationship and fear of losing them in many possible ways
including death. This results into bunking of schools and
also causes headaches or nausea.
Selective Mutism:
A child who is otherwise more talkative refuses to speak in
front of multiple people (especially at social events or
schools functions) shows the signs of selective mutism. Not
only such children feel insecure about speaking and
meeting people but also avoid making eye contacts. This
can often leads towards social isolation and loneliness.
If your child fears to participate in front of class with
his/her peers, then they may have social anxiety disorder,
the other form of anxiety disorder. Such children avoid
coming to social events and even if they come, usually keep
silent during the whole event.
phobia. Children who suffer from this disorder usually cry,
freeze up and cling to an adult when the intensity of their
fear soars high. Most of the children have (some of) phobia
of animals, storms, needles, loud sounds, and enclosed
spaces.
Panic Disorder:
Many times children develop anxiety that does not have any
relation with the performance or bad experiences. In fact,
sometimes it is developed due to the occurrence some mild
illness include shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, chest
pain, sensation of choking, fear of dying among other.
The Remedy
Medication is the first and last option which usually comes
to the mind of any parents when they encounter that their
child is suffering from certain disorder. Antidepressants
usually comes on the top of the stack which often helps
reduce anxiety but what many people don’t know are the
advantages of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in
treating children’s suffering with anxiety.
CBT can be very effective in combating anxiety; in fact,
many researches have proven that – this (CBT) is one of the
most effective treatments for reducing symptoms of severe
anxiety. And unlike taking antidepressants, this therapy
helps children to manage their anxiety by themselves.
According to this therapy- “How we think and act, affect
how we feel,” and by changing the thinking that is distorted
and behaviour that is dysfunctional, we can change our
emotion and eliminate anxiety from children’s mind.
Childhood is the most crucial stage for the development of
human brain. And certainly brain is the most vital body
organ required to work properly. Therefore, it is highly
advisable to monitor the growth of your ward, consistently
and rigorously. And if your child shows any of the signs of
severe anxiety, take necessary action at the right time (to
correct it) before it impact your child’s performance and
happiness at large. T R
Specific Phobia:
Some children develop anxiety related to a specific object
or situation and if that pertains for long can convert into
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