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January, 2014
social phobia gene treatment
Tuesday, January 14th, 2014
Although a considerable literature suggests that beta-blockers are effective in reducing performance anxiety that is related to social anxiety, these results have generally been observed in subjects without extreme levels of performance anxiety. Furthermore, any significant results are confined to performance involving motor activity, which suggests that beta-blockers may work mainly for nonclinical subjects by […]
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Social Phobia Treatment Psychological Techniques
Monday, January 13th, 2014
A number of studies demonstrated the value of cognitive behavioral treatment packages for reducing social phobia, compared with wait list and with a credible placebo treatment. In addition, follow-up assessment indicated that in most studies continued improvement is seen following the end of treatment. In terms of specific techniques, in vivo exposure is generally considered […]
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Biological factors of social phobia
Sunday, January 12th, 2014
Research into central biochemical factors associated with social phobia has not been as extensive as that for panic disorder, and many studies provided mixed findings. The most consistent results implicated serotonin in the pathogenesis of social phobia. The most obvious evidence came from treatment with serotoninreducing agents. However, because many of these drugs also affect […]
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Psychological factors of social phobia
Saturday, January 11th, 2014
Several models of social phobia have argued that the central problem in social phobia is the belief by individuals that they cannot measure up to the audiences’ expectations of them. As a result, individuals believe that audiences will evaluate them negatively, despite the fact that people with social phobia do not hold unrealistic expectations for […]
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family factors of social phobia
Friday, January 10th, 2014
Parental factors have been suggested as potentially important in producing social anxiety. In an early study, Parker found that social phobics perceived their parents as overprotective and low in emotional support compared to a nonanxious control group. Several studies have now replicated these results. Further, in some research, social phobics report that their parents isolated […]
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genetic factors social phobia
Thursday, January 9th, 2014
genetic factors social phobia As for the other anxiety disorders, family studies showed a higher concordance for social phobia among the f irst-degree relatives of people with the disorder. In contrast, twin studies typically demonstrated that most of the genetic variance is consistent with the importance of a general neurotic syndrome. However, there has also […]
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Behavioral Features of social phobia
Wednesday, January 8th, 2014
By definition, social phobics fear or avoid situations in which scrutiny by others is possible. The more common situations include parties, meeting members of the opposite sex, public speaking, lecture halls, using the telephone, and public transport. In addition, there is a subgroup of social phobics who fear specific activities such as eating, drinking, or […]
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Cognitive symptoms of social phobia
Tuesday, January 7th, 2014
social phobia Cognitive Symptoms. In terms of broad assessment, social phobics report more negative thoughts and less positive thoughts than nonanxious controls before and during a social interaction. More specifically, Hartman found that the thoughts of social phobics fell into four factor analytically derived categories: general physiological discomfort and social inadequacy, concern with others’ awareness […]
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social phobia Somatic Symptoms
Monday, January 6th, 2014
People with social phobia report experiencing a number of somatic symptoms, including palpitations, sweating, tension, nausea, and blurred vision. Nevertheless, people with social phobia report greater concern over those symptoms that are visible to others such as trembling, shaking, blushing, twitching, and sweating. Physiological measures generally support these reports by demonstrating that social phobics have […]
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social phobia clinical features of Epidemiology
Sunday, January 5th, 2014
Social anxiety and reports of shyness in general populations are particularly common; they occur in around 40% of college students. In addition, social anxiety is a common accompaniment of all of the anxiety disorders. Based on DSM-III-R criteria, social phobia has a lifetime prevalence of 13.3% in the general adult population and a point prevalence […]
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