A fully-revised and updated new edition of a bestselling book designed to help parents, teachers, and counsellors support young people suffering from anxiety.
- Offers an array of innovative strategies organized into the authors four-step COPE program, which has undergone more than 20 years of successful field testing
- Each strategy is accompanied by a set of activities contextualized with full details of the appropriate age level, materials needed, suggested setting, and a template script
- Presents a straightforward account of anxiety, the most prevalent clinical diagnosis in young people, written with a careful balance of scientific evidence and benevolence
- Features a brand new chapter on preschoolers and a companion website that includes instructional MP3 recordings and a wealth of additional resources
List of Illustrations ix
About the Authors xi
Acknowledgements xiii
About the Companion Website xv
1 What Is Anxiety? 1
2 The Eight Types of Anxiety Disorder 23
3 COPE Step One: Calming the Nervous System 39
4 COPE Step Two: Originating an Imaginative Plan 67
5 ?COPE Step Three: Persisting in the Face of Obstacles 95
6 COPE Step Four: Evaluating the Plan 117
7 Using Anxiety Strategies with Preschoolers 141
8 How Your Parenting Style Can Ease Your Childs Anxiety 161
References 181
Index 000
John S. Dacey is Professor Emeritus in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, USA. He is the author of 14 books on anxiety, creativity, and human development, including Understanding Creativity: The Interplay of Biological, Psychological and Socialcy
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