Essay about Selective Mutism in Adolescents

Guerrero 26 April 2016 Mutism Ever heard of mutism? I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t; only .1% of people in the US have it. (The Free Dictionary) Mutism is rare disorder characterized by the failure and/or inability to speak. For some, this can mean the complete lack of speech, and for others, it can mean you only lack speech in some situations, such as at school or in front of a crowd. Although mutism is most often found in young children, it can also be found in adolescents and adults. Sometimes

Selective mutism is a mental disorder that typically occurs in children or adolescents. This disorder is categorized by children being silent in some settings, mainly social situations, but are able to talk and are freely able to do so in some situations. Selective mutism is a diagnosis and is credited, but there has not been many studies on it. The term “electiver mutismus” was first used in 1877, and was used from then on by some people to discuss people who were extremely shy. In 1963, 4 cases

in many situations, they do have the ability to do so. Although selective mustism is common, the disorder is often overlooked and not taken as seriously as it should be. A survey conducted on 27 parents had a combined 33 children with selective mutism. Doctors attempting to diagnose these children will frequently elucidate that they are merely just displaying immoderate shyness or social anxiety. The major symptoms of selective mutism are avoiding eye contact, blushing, and restless moving, however

Development Research Academic Abilities of Children with Selective Mutism Children with selective mutism suffer from anxiety and the inability to speak in certain social situations. One very common social situation that all children face is in the classroom, with teachers and classmates. This situation is often the very first social situation that children are without their parents. This may have a correspondence to the act the selective mutism often emerges in preschool years (Cunningham, McHolm,

cause for fear. This can be attributed to numerous conditions, such as glossophobia, social anxiety, and selective mutism. Simply put, glossophobia is the fear of public speaking, rather than the fear of speaking in general, which is generally referred to as social phobia, and reveals itself in social anxiety. Selective mutism is linked to anxiety, as over 90% of people with selective mutism also have social phobia, but is defined as a typically childhood disorder characterized by an “inability to

CBT is known to be brief and time limited. Unlike psychoanalysis, CBT doesn’t dig in too deep and focuses more in the present rather than the past. This type of therapy is also known to be very structured and the relationship with the therapist is not a focus of treatment (Sacks, 2007). CBT has a high work commitment and work doesn’t end when the session ends. When working with CBT the client has to be willing to work outside of therapy on their own as well. This is a collaborative modality which

that all children and adolescents experience. Fear is defined as “the emotional response to a real or perceived threat,” whereas anxiety is “the worry about a future threat” (DSM-5). When fear or anxiety either becomes excessive, or persists beyond the developmentally appropriate period, it is no longer developmentally normative and is indicative of an anxiety disorder (DSM-5). There are a large number of anxiety disorders, including separation anxiety disorder, selective mutism, social anxiety disorder

They assessed the children and adolescents by using a questionnaire version of the Pubertal Development Scale where it rates child development by five physical attributes of the girls; growth spurt, bodily hair, skin changes, development of breasts, and menstruation. From there they rate

life, yet there is not enough treatment or awareness in today’s society. There are many different types of anxiety disorders that affect children including; selective mutism, separation anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, generalized anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and specific phobias. Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder that makes the child incapable of talking in certain situations, such as school or social activities, due to a fear of talking and

in sequence with the age of onset. They are: Separation Anxiety Disorder, Selective Mutism, Specific Phobia, Social Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Substance/Medication-induced Anxiety Disorder. The first is separation anxiety disorder. This is the fear of being separated from the main attachment figure in inappropriate proportions to their developmental phase. Selective Mutism is the inability to peak in a social setting. This interferes with one