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A 15 page paper that discusses possible causes of anxiety and fear in children. Anxiety is the most common emotional disorder in the U.S. and the seeds for it are planted in childhood. The paper comments on typical developmental anxiety, stressors, including the many additional stressors today's children experience, and fear. A special section discusses separation anxiety disorder. Bibliography lists 9
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social problems, gastrointestinal difficulties and a host of other things (Nutrition Health Review, 2005). Anxiety can even interfere with a childs normal development (Nutrition Health Review, 2005). The degree
of fear or anxiety that a child feels is dependent upon many factors. For instance, Owen (2000) reported that what a child sees as frightening has to do with where
they are from. Owen (2000) found there may be some universal fears, such as nuclear weapons, war and kidnappers. There are differences, however, based on the culture of a child
(Owen, 2000). Inner-city children in the U.S. are most afraid of "gangs, guns, drugs and drive-by shootings" (Owen, 2000, p. 10). Mongolian children were most afraid of dinosaurs, which
Owen (2000) attributed to the fact that these children live in the Gobi desert where many skeletons of these creatures have been found. Balinese children are most afraid of shadows,
which could be linked to the fact that they are taught strong moral lessons through "eerie shadow puppets" (Owen, 2000, p. 10). Laotian children are most afraid of ghosts while
children "growing up among Buddhist principles and culture, dont even flinch at the sight of a mummy" (Owen, 2000, p. 10). The literature consistently states "There is no one cause
for anxiety" (The Childrens Center for OCD and Anxiety, 2006; also see National Center for Health and Wellness, 2006). There are many different factors that may contribute to a person
developing anxiety (National Center for Health and Wellness, 2006). Three distinct groups of causes of anxiety have been identified: "genetics and early learning, brain biochemistry, and the fight or flight
mechanism" (National Center for Health and Wellness, 2006). While anxiety disorders are not hereditary, they do run in families so that a child in a family where a close
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