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A 4 page paper that introduces and discusses shyness as a problem that affects most of the population and social phobia, which is called social anxiety disorder. The paper emphasizes children and adolescents. The writer also comments on the modified Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for children and adolescents and the Social Reticence Scale. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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self-conscious and they often have low self-esteem (Bressert, 2006). Of course, some people are only shy in certain situations, such as in a new group like the first day of
school. Some reports suggest that nearly 40 percent of children consider themselves shy (Hauser, 2006). Shyness itself is generally considered to be a personality trait but when it becomes more
intense to the point that people go out of their way to avoid social situations because they know they will feel awkward, etc., the condition transitions to a social phobia
(Hauser, 2006). Not all shy people develop social phobia, a condition that is called social anxiety disorder. The child or adolescent who has social anxiety disorder may be aware of
it to some extent. For instance, they know they say they want to be involved in social interactions but they also know they avoid such situations because they think others
will be looking at them or that they themselves will do something to humiliate or embarrass themselves (Hauser, 2006). The symptoms of shyness are classified along four dimensions: physical or
physiological that include blushing, palpitations, sweating and tension; cognitive that includes negative thoughts about oneself; affective that includes anxiety, fear, distress; and behavioral, which includes lacking social skills, avoiding eye
contract, not smiling at appropriate times (Bressert, 2006). The incidence of shyness is much less than that of social phobia but these numbers are high. As many as 15
percent of American children and adolescents suffer from social anxiety disorder (Donovan, 2003). Unlike general shyness which can have moderate impacts on ones life, social anxiety disorder can stop life,
not in terms of fatality but in terms of living happily. This may be a low estimate because more often than not social anxiety disorder goes undiagnosed (Donovan, 2003). And,
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