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Social Anxiety: Clinical, Developmental, and Social Perspectives, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive view of what social anxiety is, how it is related to shyness and embarrassment, and its assessment and treatment. The book integrates research by social and developmental psychologists with findings on Social Anxiety Disorder in psychiatry, neuroscience, and clinical psychology.¿ The new edition is fully updated, including four new chapters on issues related to gender, social media, a meta-analysis on treatment choices, and novel treatments.
List of contents
Part One.¿ Delineation of Social Anxiety¿1.¿ Conceptualizing and Describing Social Anxiety and its Disorders¿
2.¿ Assessment of Social Anxiety and Its Clinical Expressions¿
3.¿ Shyness, Social Anxiety, and Social Anxiety Disorder¿
4.¿ Social Anxiety and Social Anxiety Disorder Across Cultures¿
5. Social Anxiety, Gender, and Sexuality¿
6.¿ Social Anxiety Disorder and its Relationship to Perfectionism¿
7.¿ Social Anxiety Disorder as a Deficit in Social Skills¿
8.¿ The Development and Clinical Impact of Social Anxiety Disorder in Children and Adolescents¿
Part Two.¿ Theoretical Perspectives¿9.¿ Biological Model/s of Social Anxiety Disorder¿
10. Developmental Model/s of Social Anxiety¿
11.¿ Behavioral Model/s of Social Anxiety
12.¿ Self-Regulation and Interpersonal Model/s of Social Anxiety¿
13. Social Context and Social Media Model/s of Social Anxiety¿
14.¿ Social Anxiety as an Early Warning System: A Refinement and Extension of the Self-Presentation Model of Social Anxiety¿
15. Evolutionary Model of Social Anxiety¿
Part Three. Treatment Approaches¿16. Meta-analytic Approach for Treatment Choice¿
17.¿ Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder: A Treatments-by-Dimensions Review
18.¿ An Integrated Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Social Anxiety¿
19. Novel Treatments for Social Anxiety Disorder¿
20.¿ Summary and Future Directions¿¿
About the author
Associate Professor of Psychology Patricia M. DiBartolo works at Smith College in Northampton MA, USA.Stefan G. Hofmann is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory at Boston University. Dr. Hofmann has served as President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy. His research focuses on the mechanism of treatment change, translating discoveries from neuroscience into clinical applications, emotions, and cultural expressions of psychopathology.
