...Dealing with social anxiety How do you feel when suddenly you get an invitation to a college party where will certainly be a bunch of unknown people? Are you beginning to see this match before carefully draw up a list of possible excuses not to show up? In case you still get there, and you come to the college party, are you one of those people who prefer to sit somewhere in the corner and hang out with the familiar, "safe" people, but not to engage in conversations with other people because of fear of disgrace in front of them? If you recognize yourself in this scenario, if you feel like in a series of social situations, it is possible that you suffer from social anxiety or also known as a social phobia. Social anxiety ( social phobia ) is...
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...Anxiety is that constant nagging feeling that a person feels when being put through a nerve-racking situation. It is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease typically when concerning an event with an uncertain outcome. Anxiety is a normal emotion that every person experiences at some point in their life. Many people feel nervous, or anxious, when faced with a problem at school or work, before giving speeches, before taking a test, or when making an important decision. Anxiety disorders, however, are different than the average anxious feeling a person gets. They can cause so much distress that it interferes with a person’s ability to lead a normal life. Anxiety breaks off into three common branches; social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and panic disorders. Social anxiety is the fear of being judged or humiliated by other people, leading to feelings of low self-esteem,...
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...Effects of Social Anxiety Disorder According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, about fifteen million American adults have social anxiety disorder. Thirty-six percent of people with social anxiety say that they had symptoms for ten years, or more, before looking for help. Everyone knows what it feels like to be anxious before an interview, or giving a presentation. People with social anxiety experience these types of everyday social occurrences different than “normal” people. Sometimes they actually feel sick from fear, even though the situation seems harmless. Being watched and judged negatively by others, thus feeling humiliated and embarrassed are some of their biggest fears, and can disrupt their daily life. They realize...
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...Abstract Millions of people are affected with Social Anxiety Disorder throughout their adolescents. Parents are faced with the decision to have their child face their biggest fears in private or public school. Home-Schooling is not an option due to the detrimental effects it would have on the child’s growth. Therapists advise parents to slowly have the child face their fears in order to overcome them. Though public schools can provide the necessary aspects of one’s education, private schools can provide more of a balanced and safe environment for those affected with this disorder. Private schools provide a smaller class size which helps the students with Social Anxiety Disorder to feel more comfortable. The schools also provide social activities...
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...you’ve been thinking about for the past two weeks. You don’t know why you’re always so anxious in big groups. You may be feeling the effects of social anxiety disorder. Many people don’t know what this disorder is, how it affects people, or how to treat it. Social Anxiety Disorder--SAD--is a common disorder that affects more than 15 million people in the United States. A person who suffers from this condition may have an excessive and unreasonable fear of being judged or embarrassed in social or performance situations. The typical age for one to start showing symptoms of this disorder is preteen to thirteen years old. Though SAD is now common knowledge in today's world, it has been reported that “thirty-six presents of people who have symptoms wait ten or more years before seeking help” (Social Anxiety Disorder). Many brush off the symptoms and say things like, “Oh, she’s just shy.”...
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...Research paper on Anxiety Disorder Jeffrey S. Fletcher, M.A. Kathleen B. Stinger Psychopathology and Counseling, Coun 656 4, May 2014 Author Note Jeffrey S. Fletcher, Student, Liberty University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Jeffrey S. Fletcher, Jfletcher1@liberty.edu Abstract This research paper is designed to review articles and books of professional journals in anxiety disorders, definition of anxiety disorder, review of current and past treatments of anxiety disorders, the new section and changes to anxiety disorder in the DSM-5, new treatments for anxiety disorders and medications for anxiety disorders. This paper will show spiritual considerations for treating anxiety disorders and how religion can improve one’s condition. It will show how CBT treatment of anxiety disorders have not been very successful and how medication has its limitations in treatment of anxiety disorders. This paper will also show what this clinician has learned and will take forward into the daily practice of treating adolescents with anxiety disorders. Keywords: anxiety, anxiety disorders, DSM-5, treatment Introduction When we talk about anxiety we have to distinguish between healthy anxiety or normal anxiety and anxiety disorders. It is normal to have a certain amount of anxiety for instance when one is in danger it is normal to become anxious. To have an anxiety disorder your anxiety would have to interfere with your life in a negative way. Anxiety...
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...Psychological Disorder Paper PSY/450-Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Kimberly L. Herrington Due: Tuesday January 15, 2013 People decisions, attitudes, and beliefs are acquired from their cultural roots. Psychology has established social perception results from the individual’s cultural milieu. Social perception is a process that aids us to understanding others as well as ourselves. This paper will discuss anxiety disorder; examine the connection between human development and how this connection affects anxiety disorders. There are several types of anxiety disorders, some of the most common are; Specific Phobia, Panic Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. A person who has anxiety disorder may experience feelings of excessive fear, worrying or discomfort in situations where majority of others do not share those emotions. Left untreated, anxiety disorders may become severely damaging and may affect his or her relationships, work performance, and or study ability. As more research and studies are performed it has been concluded from severe cases that even simple tasks such as cleaning, shopping or leaving the house is a major challenge. In addition to inability to perform daily activities, anxiety may also cause decrease in self-esteem, drug abuse, and separation from loved ones ( Shiraev & Levy 2010) In the United States of America, the most common mental ailments are anxiety disorders. Statistics...
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...Anxiety Awareness among IIUM Students English for Academic Writing LE 4000 Section 37 Date: 5th December 2014 Abstract Anxiety refers to the unnecessary unpleasant feeling of dread over current or future events that might or might not happen. People with anxiety usually have a sense of worry, fear or muscle tension. The purpose of this study aims to investigate the level of awareness of anxiety among IIUM students. The objectives were to indicate whether the students are aware of social anxiety that might be suffered by them and the most common factor that contributes to feeling anxious. Questionnaires were distributed to thirty randomly selected individuals in IIUM. Paper-based questionnaire was used and the results were interpreted in visual graphs form. The results indicated that the most common factor that leads to anxiety is due to fear of negative evaluation from others. Meanwhile, easily tired and having problem in concentrating and remembering things were the main symptoms that a student might have anxiety. It can be concluded that, most students are afraid about being judged and evaluated negatively by others. They also feel easily tired resulting in them having problem in concentrating and remembering things especially during presentation. This study may have the implication that students, especially the lower level students need to be aware of their level of anxiety by knowing the factors and being able to avoid the symptoms that bring anxiety found in this...
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...American children are more likely to develop Social Anxiety Disorder if parents emphasize the importance of others' opinions and push their children outside their comfort zones when it comes to socializing (Chang, 1997). In Asian countries, shy-inhibited children are more accepted than their peers and more likely to be considered for leadership. When Asians migrate to America, there is conflict as they are unaccustomed to “keeping up” with the socialization of Americans (Chang,...
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...This paper looks at the relationship between test anxieties in college understudies furthermore their execution in examinations. Commonly, colleges use examinations to test part or even all the learning of understudies, especially in first-year courses. As Burns (2004, p. 120) exceptional, examination results can figure out whether a understudy passes a course or can advance onto further study, and may even impact job opportunities. Justifiably, instructors are concerned that examinations are a reasonable evidence of an understudy's learning. One territory of unique investment is the part nervousness plays in connection to examination execution. This article contends that as a rule, test tension brings down execution marginally, in spite of the fact that this is not apparent in all circumstances, nor with different types of understudies. Further, it is contended that the fundamental system for this result seems, by all accounts, to be that test nervousness prompts the improvement of meddling considerations, which keep a legitimate concentrate on examination undertakings. The paper likewise brings up that albeit numerous components effect on examination execution, test uneasiness is specifically compelling as it seems to lead straightforwardly to out of line results. The paper compares literature and the main literatures used in the paper are following: Burns, D. J. (2004). Anxiety at the time of the final exam: Relationships with expectations and performance. Journal of Education...
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...This study selected young kids, ages 3 and 4, who are taking a musical program and later will perform in two concerts as research participants. This study used a self-report survey, a questionnaire given to parents, a testing on Cortisol secretion, and a lesson observation as research measures. The study argued that music performance anxiety (MPA) for child performers could be affected both by acquired and inborn nature. Results showed that first, stress and MPA exists among child performers. Second, the more prior experience of performing, the less anticipatory anxiety will occur. Third, young children receiving more prior experience of performing also have higher Cortisol levels. Fourth, the quality of performance can be improved if child performers are more familiar with their performance location, venue, and environment. Fifth, children performed better in the second concert than in the first one. Finally, increasing experience of performing may reduce the level of stress and anxiety....
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...Social Media & The Psychological Effects on Mental Health With the increase of Social Networking Sites (SNS's) dramatic increase in the past few years; there has been a growth in psychological research addressing the psychological impact of these online experiences. Consequently, there is a darker side to how social media can affect us. According to researchers, the more time spent on social media, the more likely you are to suffer from mental issues. This is especially true in children and teens; however prolonged and excessive use presents a danger to adults as well. Social Media Anxiety Disorder (SMAD) is a syndrome that relates to social anxiety and is presented when the participation of social media affects the mental and physical...
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...Self-consciousness and gender vs. depression In the current research it has have provided a wide overview of both founding and the present appreciation of the dispositional construct of self-consciousness. Several studies have established the significance of gender and psychological implications. Such as mortality concerns and self-consciousness. As important factors in determining depression levels in human beings (Leary & Hoyle, 2013). Understanding the impact of these psychological implications on the emotional vulnerabilities especially in the adolescents has been a major subject of interest in most research work on self-consciousness. This paper presents an analytical study of the influence of psychosocial variables. For instance, age, self-esteem, self-attention, elf-consciousness, and the extent to which an individual identifies with the societal stereotype of masculinity – on depression in adolescents. Further, this paper explores the intra-individual mediators of the relationship between stress and depression in adolescents. Literature review : Self-consciousness as a variable Defined as the propensity to direct thoughtfulness toward the traits of the self, past studies have linked self-consciousness to a wide span of psychological functioning. According to Barios and Belloch (1990), these areas of psychological functioning span from the predisposition of handling of impresses, sociability, and understanding to social rejection, through resistance to and suggestion of the...
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...Self-Consciousness, Gender vs. Depression Samantha Sanchez Boston University Course unit name July 22nd2015 Author Note This paper was prepared for course unit, taught by Instructor name Self-Consciousness, Gender vs. Depression Current research provides a wide overview of both founding and the present appreciation of the dispositional construct of self-consciousness. Several studies have established the significance of gender and its psychological implications such as mortality concerns and self-consciousness as important factors in determining depression levels in human beings. Understanding the impact of these psychological implications on the emotional vulnerabilities especially in the adolescents has been a major subject of interest in most research work on self-consciousness. This paper presents an analytical study of the influence of psychosocial variables. For instance, age, self-esteem, self-attention, self- consciousness, and the extent to which an individual identifies with the societal stereotype of masculinity. In conducting the research several hypothesis were outlined, females in our sample will score higher on all parts of the self-consciousness questionnaire than males. Individuals with higher self-consciousness will show a preference for Invisibility over Flight when given their first chance to indicate their Superpower choice. Finally it is hypothesised that all participants will shift their...
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...Article Critique In research methodology, feminist scholars blamed qualitative studies which many times failed to bring out the realities of women’s lived experiences (Price & Sokoloff, 2004). Although these experiences are unfortunate common struggles for women offenders, there seemed to be limited research that explored how those struggles in women’s lives seemed to affect their likelihood of recidivism. At last, the “pathways” perspective, which investigates whether women have distinct pathways to initial crime and recidivism compared to men, is improved mainly by qualitative methodologies. In the current study: Gendered Pathways: A Quantitative Investigation of Women Probationers’ Paths to Incarceration, featured in the Journal of Criminal Justice and Behavior, authors Emily J. Salisbury and Patricia Van Voorhis quantitatively investigate women’s possibilities of ongoing criminal behavior (2009). Although some implications did arise, this study is important to the field by offering explanations of female offending which can offer proper interventions to help reduce recidivism. Throughout this paper I will be summarizing and critiquing the above article. The mentioned study uses a path analytic statistical procedure with a sample of 313 newly convicted women probationers selected by the Missouri Department of Corrections according to a stratified sample, to investigate three gendered pathways to women offenders’ incarceration: 1) a pathway beginning with childhood...
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