Social phobia an interpersonal approach

Social phobia is a disorder involving an intense fear of being judged by others and it affects the lives of many people. This book takes a critical stance towards the received view of social phobia as a disease of sorts, characterized by abnormal anxiety and caused by an inner mental or physical def...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Stravynski, Ariel, 1949- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2014.
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009799148706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Interpersonal Approach: 1. Social phobia in interpersonal perspective: a conceptual framework and theoretical statement; Part II. What is Social Phobia and What is its Nature?: 2. The received view: social phobia construed as a disorder (disease) of anxiety; 3. The interpersonal outlook: social phobia construed as an extended fearful interpersonal pattern; Part III. What Causes Social Phobia?: 4. Reductive-dualism I: social phobia as a consequence of bodily (brain) defects; 5. Reductive-dualism II: social phobia as a consequence of mental (cognitive) defects; 6. Causality at the interpersonal level: a multi-causal analysis; Part IV. Applications of the Interpersonal Approach: 7. Assessment and functional analysis; 8. Treatment: undoing and overhauling social phobia; Part V. Conclusions: 9. Concluding remarks.