Table of Content

Executive Summary2

Introduction3

Thesis Statement4

Discussion And Analysis4

Literature Review4

Obesity and social anxiety4

Who Is Likely To Develop Social Anxiety Disorder?5

The Symptoms5

Symptoms depending on culture, age and sex6

The Theory Of Freud7

Cognitive Theories Of Anxiety8

How is the condition evaluated?8

How Is Social Anxiety Disorder Treated?9

Prevalence10

Social Anxiety And The Fear Of Social Situations11

Conclusion12

Work cited14

Executive Summary

The paper describes about one of the common diseases faced by the society i.e., “Social Anxiety”. The Social anxiety disorder is an extreme form of shyness that may afflict as many as 17 to 19 million Americans (many of them undiagnosed). People with this form of anxiety disorder are deeply afraid of embarrassing or humiliating themselves in public and, as a result, avoid social situations as much as possible. This disorder is characterized by fears of embarrassment, humiliation, criticism, or scrutiny in any of a number of social and performance situations. Some women may experience these fears only when speaking in public or performing on stage in which case they are said to have “performance anxiety.” However, most of the time anxiety does not take too long to slow down it just depends on the level of degree the person has been suffering. If a person continues to have social anxiety symptoms and never gets treated the conditions could be extreme.

Social Anxiety

Introduction

Anxiety is a widely used concept within the psychological literature yet it is often used uncritically and to reflect diverse meanings. Anxiety is not only presumed to underlie “anxiety disorders” such as social phobia, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder, but is also considered an important factor in relation to a range of physical health complaints. The term anxiety has been used both to describe an emotional state and a relatively stable personality characteristic.

Social anxiety disorder is an extreme form of shyness that may afflict as many as 17 to 19 million Americans (many of them undiagnosed). People with this form of anxiety disorder are deeply afraid of embarrassing or humiliating themselves in public and, as a result, avoid social situations as much as possible. Sometimes this disorder takes the form of a generalized fear of social situations; in other cases it involves deep-seated fears (phobias) of specific public actions such as blushing (erythrophobia), eating in front of other people, using public restrooms, and speaking in public (Zuckerman, pp 22-78).

As with many other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder can significantly impair the quality of life and may interfere with educational attainment, job advancement, and the ability to have a healthy family or social life. This disorder has also been associated with other health problems and an accompanying increase in the utilization of health care services (Taylor, pp. 285-290).

Thesis Statement

The paper identifies that Social anxiety is disabling and prevents those who suffer from this disorder from self-reliance.

Discussion And Analysis

Social Anxiety usually occurs typically in mid-adulthood, sometimes children with a history of shyness or social inhibition. Some people place the onset of the beginning of the second childhood. The onset of the disorder may follow a stressful experience sudden or ...