Coping with Shyness and Social Phobia: A Guide to Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety
W. Ray Crozier
Language: English
Pages: 256
ISBN: B00C0TZRFM
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
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doctor’s inability to keep up with developments in psychiatry since problems of social anxiety have been recognized as a psychological problem for some time now. The high incidence of these problems in the population is now recognized. Guidelines for diagnosis and for treatment are available. Let us look at these developments. Psychiatry has developed systems of classification of psychiatric disorders and in this development social phobia emerged as a condition in its own right, appearing in the
into social anxiety tell us? There has been a rapid growth in clinical research into social anxiety disorder since the 1980s. Some of this research refers to social phobia rather than to social anxiety disorder because it preceded the change in terminology. To avoid confusion we use the term social anxiety disorder when describing the research. This research has produced a number of important findings that we summarize briefly here. • The incidence of social anxiety disorder in the general
breathing, shakiness, sweating or chills, nausea, and thoughts that one will pass out or lose control. If panic attacks are confined to social events and are relatively mild, standard SAD treatment will often correct the problem. If panic attacks are severe, occur in other situations, or come out of the blue, treatment strategies specifically designed for panic disorder may be helpful. Panic treatments focus on increasing awareness of the nature of panic attacks; for example, that they are
thinking about negative topics. CBT also looks at the process of thinking, that is, how we think and the way that we arrive at judgements and conclusions about social events. Arriving at judgements is a complicated process in which the mind has to weigh up different pieces of information. For social events, this includes information about the external situation, such as who is present and how they behave. It also includes information about internal experiences, such as emotional states. Not all
to initiate and continue with activities. Feedback and encouragement from others is also very important. Cognitive behavioural therapy The most widely investigated psychological treatment programmes are based on cognitive behavioural therapy. Research shows that CBT is effective for social anxiety. CBT emphasizes the importance of a collaborative relationship between the therapist and patient or client, the need to arrive at a clear understanding of the patient’s situation, and encouragement to
