Social Anxiety (Emotions and Social Behavior) - Hardcover

Leary, Mark R.; Kowalski, Robin Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572300078 ISBN 13: 9781572300071

Verlag: Guilford Press, 1995

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Book by Leary Phd Mark R Kowalski PhD Robin Mark

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Reseña del editor:

Why does social anxiety occur, and why are some people more prone to it than others? Drawing on work on personality and social psychology, clinical and counselling psychology, communication and sociology, this book provides an overview of basic and applied research in the feelings of anxiety, shyness and embarrassment that are often the consequences of quite ordinary social encounters.; The authors examine the features of situations that elicit social anxiety, personality variables that Predispose People To Be Socially Anxious, The Cognitive And Emotional experience of social anxiety, its evolutionary and physiological underpinnings, and strategies for prevention and treatment. The book includes scales for measuring different manifestations of anxiety, as well as boxed material providing coverage of topics ranging from social anxiety among famous personalities to the implications of social anxiety for student achievement.

Biografía del autor:

Mark R. Leary, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University. His research interests focus on social motivation and emotion, particularly processes involving self-presentation, social anxiety, and self-esteem. The author of a number of books, he is also Associate Editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.Robin M. Kowalski, PhD, has taught at Wake Forest University and Western Carolina University, where she is currently Assistant Professor of Psychology. Her research interests include social anxiety, social psychological factors in health and illness, gender and aggression, and complaining. Her research on complaining has received national attention, including an appearance on NBC's Today Show.

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• Verlag: Guilford Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1572300078
• ISBN 13: 9781572300071
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 244