Social Anxiety disorder

Question 1

Social anxiety

Answer 1

Have severe, persistent, and irrational anxiety about social or performance situations in which they may face scrutiny by others and possibly feel embarrassed

Question 2

Social Anxiety Dx criteria

Answer 2

1. Pronounced, disproportionate, and repeated anxiety about social situations in which they may be scrutinized by others, typically lasting 6 months or more
2. Fear of being negatively evaluated by or offensive to others
3. Anxiety is almost always produced by exposure to the social situation
4. Avoidance of feared situations
5. Significant distress or impairment

Question 3

Prevalence of social anxiety in US

Answer 3

7.4%

13% at some point in their lives

Question 4

Do women or men have social anxiety at a greater rate

Answer 4

Women, 60% of the time

Question 5

Most likely time to begin

Answer 5

Late childhood or adolescence and may continue into adulthood

Question 6

How many people seek treatment

Answer 6

One quarter

Question 7

Is there a socioeconomic tie to the disorder

Answer 7

Yes, poor people are 50% more likely to suffer

Question 8

Are different ethnicities effected at different rates

Answer 8

Yes, African Americans and Asian Americans score higher on surveys of social anxiety. Taijin kyofusho is particularly common in Japan and Korea.

Question 9

Leading explanation

Answer 9

Cognitive theoristscontend that people hold a group of social beliefs and expectations that consistently work against them

Question 10

Treatment

Answer 10

Reduce fears (through medication, antidepressants are more helpful than benzodiazepines)

Exposure Therapy

Cognitive Therapy

Social skills training

Or combination (most effective)