Social Phobia Anxiety Disorder

Question 1

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 1

. Characterized by overwhelming anxiety and/or excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations
. Fear of being watched and judged by others or of themselves or humiliated by own actions
. Many people with Social Anxiety recognize that their fear of being around people may be excessive
( unable to overcome it.

Question 2

Can be limited to one type of Situation

Answer 2

Fear of speaking in formal or informal situations or eating or drinking in front of others.
In its most severe form, a person may experience symptoms almost anytime they are around other people.

Question 3

Physical symptoms

Answer 3

Blushing, profuse sweating, trembling, difficulty talking, jumbled thoughts, and stomach discomfort.

Question 4

Fear of symptoms can create a vicious cycle

Answer 4

The more worry about experiencing the symptoms, the greater their chances of developing the symptoms.

Question 5

How Common Is Social Anxiety?

Answer 5

. 3.7% of the population ages 18 to 54—approximately 5.3 million people
. Occurs in women twice as often as in men,
. Typically begins in childhood or early adolescence and rarely develops after age 25.

Question 6

What Causes Social Anxiety?

Answer 6

The Amygdala is believed to be a central site in the brain that controls fear responses (fear hub)
Social Anxiety can be inherited.
Maybe physiologically (biological) or hormonally based.
Environment learning

Question 7

What Treatments Are Available for Social Anxiety?

Answer 7

Medications include anti-depressants such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), as well as drugs are known as high-potency Benzodiazepines.
Performance Anxiety have been helped by beta-blockers, which are more commonly used to control high blood pressure.

Question 8

Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Reconstruction

Answer 8

1. First involves introducing people to the feared situation.
2. The second level is to increase the risk for disapproval in that situation so people build confidence that they can handle rejection or criticism.
3. The third stage involves teaching people techniques to cope with disapproval.

Involves helping individuals identify their misjudgments and develop more realistic expectations of the likelihood of danger in social situations.

Question 9

What Other Illnesses Co-Occur With Social Anxiety?

Answer 9

Lowered self-esteem and Clinical Depression.

May use alcohol or other drugs, which can lead to addiction

Panic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.