Description
Social Anxiety: Clinical, Developmental, and Social Perspectives, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive psychosocial view of social anxiety: what it is; how it is related to shyness, perfectionism, and similar phenomenon; why it develops; and how best to assess and treat it in its clinical manifestation. All chapters are fully updated and each section includes new, timely topics shaped by developments in the field and society. This volume focuses on psychosocial perspectives, including those from social, clinical, and developmental psychology, with strong coverage of the complex ways in which development and social ecology necessarily interact and inform our understanding of social anxiety and social anxiety disorder.- Covers perspectives from clinical, social, and developmental psychology - Identifies a range of theoretical models for understanding social anxiety- Consolidates research findings on effective treatments for adults and youth with social anxiety disorder- Includes new chapters on culture, gender/sexuality, digital technology, and developmental psychopathology
Table of Contents
Section 1. Delineation of Social Anxiety1. Assessment of Social Anxiety and its Clinical Expressions2. Shyness, Social Anxiety, and Social Anxiety Disorder: Comparing and Contrasting3. Cultural Shaping of Social Anxiety4. Social Anxiety, Gender, and Sexuality5. Social Anxiety Disorder and its Relationship to Perfectionism6. Is Social Anxiety Disorder Deficient in Social Skills?7. The Development and Clinical Impact of Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and AdolescentsSection 2. Theoretical Perspectives8. A Developmental Psychopathology Model of Society Anxiety9. Emotion-/Self-Regulation Models of Social Anxiety10. Understanding Society Anxiety in Daily Life-How e-Diary Methods and Digital Phenotyping can Enhance Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Interventions11. Social Anxiety as an Early Warning System: A Refinement and Extension of the Self-Presentation Model of Social Anxiety12. Evolutionary Model of Social AnxietySection 3. Treatment Approaches13. Updating the Self: A Mechanistic Roadmap for Effective Treatment of Adults with Social Anxiety Disorder14. Youth Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment
