Social Anxiety

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This paper provides a review of the relevant peer-reviewed literature concerning social anxiety published within the last few years; seminal studies in the field are also cited where required. An overview of social anxiety is followed by a description of current pharmacological and psychotherapy treatment modalities for social anxiety. A discussion of how a combination of these modalities can be used in treating social anxiety concludes the chapter.

Outline:
Introduction
Overview of Social Anxiety
Pharmacological Approaches
Combination of Approaches

From the Paper:

"According to Davidson and Mccabe (2005), there growing body of research concerning social anxiety in adolescents and young adults suggests that young people who suffer from social anxiety may be overly concerned about their appearance and impaired social functioning. As these authors report, "College students who perceive themselves as unattractive have been shown to be more likely to avoid cross-sex interactions, to engage in less intimate social interactions with members of the same and other sex, and to experience higher levels of social anxiety."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: APA.
• Bagwell, C. L., Molina, B. S., Kashdan, T. B., Pelham, W. E., Jr. & Hoza, B. (2006). Anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 14(3), 178.
• Blanco, C., Antia, S. X. & Liebowitz, M. R. (2002). Pharmacotherapy of social anxiety disorder. Biological Psychiatry 51(1), 109-120.
• Book, S. W. & Randall, C. L. (2002). Social anxiety disorder and alcohol use. Alcohol Research & Health, 26(2), 130-131.
• Calsyn, R. J., Winter, J. P. & Burger, G. K. (2005). The relationship between social anxiety and social support in adolescents: A test of competing causal models. Adolescence, 40(157), 103.

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