PSYC2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Information Processing, Group Psychotherapy, Glossary Of Ancient Roman Religion
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A marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show embarrassing. The person recognises that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Feared social/performance situations avoided or endured with intense anxiety/ distres. The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or performance situ occupational/academic/social functioning or marked distress about having the phobia. Belief that others see them as inept, stupid, foolish. Often demonstrate a vicious cycle of anxiety social deficits anxiety. For example; avoiding eye contact, talking to safe" people, covering face with hai. Cognitive model of social phobia (clark and wells, 1995) Negative appraisals: negative assumptions about themselves and world around. Increased self focused attention: appraisals and beliefs cause individual to bec then become focused on their feared physical and physiological anxiety respons individual"s perception of the event and behaviour of themselves and others.