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Child and Adolescent Counseling Cases
Fears and Phobias

Week 3, Case 1

Zach is a 7-year-old white male who is deathly afraid of going to the dentist. His parents report having tried “everything.” Unfortunately, after a few initial visits, Zach began refusing to go to the dentist after his fifth birthday. This problem compounds itself as Zach has now developed poor dental habits (he avoids brushing his teeth at home because it reminds him of the dentist), and they have been unable to get him to open his mouth for prolonged time periods at the dentist. Nevertheless, Zach’s dentist has gotten a few peeks into Zach’s mouth and believes Zach likely has several cavities.

Week 3, Case 2

Darrell is a 12-year-old African-American male. He was referred for counseling by his parents. He does not want to come to counseling and reports that he has a “stupid problem.” Based on reports from his parents and from Darrell, Darrell is extremely afraid of dogs. He lives a short distance from middle school and, therefore, he walks there every school day. Unfortunately, Darrell has come to have difficulty walking past several houses that keep dogs in their yards. Even though the dogs are fenced and do not appear especially aggressive, Darrell will freeze and refuse to walk past these houses. He has tried switching sides of the street and routes to his school, but to no avail. This has left him and his parents and his friends perplexed and frustrated. Darrell is ashamed of this problem and of having to come to counseling. He has asked his parents to call the other families to have them keep their dogs inside, but does not really want to deal with the problem on any other level.

Week 3, Case 3

Maria is an 18-year-old Latina female. She has been referred for counseling by her parents and her high school counselor. However, Maria is very willing to attend counseling because she is in great distress. During one of her classes at school, Maria was required to give a speech and the ensuing difficulties were distressing for everyone involved. Despite the fact that she is nearly a straight A-student, Maria insisted from the beginning that she could not and would not give a speech in class. Although she acknowledges that “it’s crazy” that she is so afraid of the speaking assignment, Maria is convinced that she will be unable to complete the assignment without humiliating herself in front of the class. Even the thought of standing in front of the class and giving a speech produces physiological signs of anxiety and pleas for help in avoiding the speech assignment.