Anxiety in the School Child

• Published in: Neurology & Neurotherapy Open Access Journal Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Author: V, Beltrán - Campos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• ISSN: 2639-2178; 2639-2178
• DOI: 10.23880/nnoaj-16000140

Anxiety in the school has been described as a factor that determines the process of development and interaction of the child in its relationship with the environment and development in the academic environment. Objective: Describe anxiety in children under 18 and its impact on school. Methodology: Databases such as Pubmed, Science direct and Scopus were reviewed, the Google Scholar search engine was use d, the descriptors were used: "anxiety", "school children" and the Mesh "school children", "infant", "anxiety”, "Criança", "ansiedade"; articles of studies carried out in children under 18, complete texts, originals, systematic reviews and literature revie ws, maximum age of ten years (2010 to 2018) in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Results: Anxiety has a prevalence in children under 18 years generating problems at school level such as low, family and social, due to factors such as academic demand, separat ion of parents, self - esteem among others being more frequently in girls 2: one. Conclusion: Anxiety is similar in any country, it presents itself without asking the bearer for permission and little by little it becomes a pathological state that affects the relationship and integration of the scholar in the environment in which he lives affecting his ability to learn and develop.