Social anxiety : clinical, developmental, and social perspectives /

Clinicians, social and developmental psychologists and behavioral geneticists have all conducted research over the past ten years which is essential to furthering our understanding of and treatment of social anxiety disorders. If researchers and clinicians are to successfully combat this disorder, t...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Hofmann, Stefan G., DiBartolo, Patricia M. (Patricia Marten)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, [2010]
Edition:Second edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Clinicians, social and developmental psychologists and behavioral geneticists have all conducted research over the past ten years which is essential to furthering our understanding of and treatment of social anxiety disorders. If researchers and clinicians are to successfully combat this disorder, the literature must fully integrate studies on social anxiety, shyness, and embarrassment with the research on social anxiety disorder subtypes, biological theories and cognitive behavioral or pharmacological treatment outcome studies. This book weaves together research findings gathered by renowned minds across these various disciplines, and chapters deal with both theory and research. Thorough exploration is given as to how to define what constitutes social anxiety, and assessment of the condition and its relationship to other psychological disorders. The biological basis and treatment approaches are also all explored in full. Coverage includes key issues, including related disorders of adult and childhood, relationship to social competence and assertiveness, relationship to perfectionism, social skills deficit hypothesis, comparison between pharmacological and psychosocial treatments, and potential mediators of change in the treatment of social anxiety disorder.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 608 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780123944276
0123944279
1282770020
9781282770027
9786612770029
6612770023
0123785529
9780123785527