Social Anxiety Case Study

It would appear that Ann is behind in this developmental stage. Ann is fearful and anxious around her classmates. Ann is too afraid of the other children to make friends. Culture and race could play a role in Ann’s social anixety. Ann is a Native American women from the Seneca. Ann’s mother had grown up on a reservation. There could be a culture barrier at Ann’s school and Ann may feel out of place due to the differences in culture. Ann could be feeling as though she is different than the other kids that she goes to school with and she is fearful that will reject her for being different. Ann’s parents are not home often. Ann’s grandmother appears to be the primary caretakers, and that her parents are absent. Ann might feel rejected and nejected

Ann is uncomforable around her classmates and aviods them. Children who suffer from anxiety disorder typically experience “fear, nervousness, shyness, and avoidance of places and activities that persist despite the helpful efforts of parents, caretakers, and teachers.” (https://adaa.org/sites/default/files/Anxiety%20Disorders%20in%20Children.pdf (pg 4)

Case Assessment In the case-study provided I was able to examine information about Ann a six year-old girl who is fearful of her classmatess and does not want to play with then. I examined this case from the biopsychosocial perspective and came up with possible causes for Ann’s shy, fearful, anxious behavior around her classmates. Biologically, Ann could be on the Fetal Acholol Spectrum due to her mother drinking during her pregnacy. This could be the cause for Ann’s delay in social development and caused her to be fearful of her classmates. Drawing from the case information Ann was one month premature, which could be a cause of FAS. You would not be able to fully diagnose this because there is not a test for it. But, I would ask Ella Ann’s mother if Ann had a low birth weight, had feeding diffculties, missed milestones, deattachment, and more. Psychology, Ann could be suffering from an anxiety disorder due to