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Book SynopsisEssentials of Social Anxiety is a shorter, revised paperback edition of The International Handbook of Social Anxiety, focusing on developmental and clinical perspectives. It is organized into two parts: The Development of Social Anxiety; and Clinical Perspectives and Interventions.
Trade Review"...An essential book for professionals working with anxiety due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters with many relevant references and a useful index." (International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol 17 (4), 2005)
"...an essential book for professionals working with anxiety, due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters..." (International Journal of Adolescence Med Health, vol 17, no.4, 2004)
Table of ContentsAbout the Editors vii
List of Contributors ix
Preface xv
Chapter 1 Constructs of Social Anxiety
W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden 1
Section One Origins and Development
Introduction The Development of Social Anxiety
W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden 27
Chapter 2 Biological and Environmental Contributions to Childhood Shyness: A Diathesis–Stress Model
Louis A. Schmidt, Cindy P. Polak, and Andrea L. Spooner 33
Chapter 3 Behavioral Inhibition: Physiological Correlates
Peter J. Marshall and Joan Stevenson-Hinde 57
Chapter 4 Origins of the Self-Conscious Child
Michael Lewis 81
Chapter 5 Behavioral Inhibition, Social Withdrawal, and Parenting
Kim B. Burgess, Kenneth H. Rubin, Charissa S. L. Cheah, and Larry J. Nelson 99
Section Two Clinical Perspectives and Interventions
Introduction Social Anxiety as a Clinical Condition
Lynn E. Alden and W. Ray Crozier 123
Chapter 6 Social Phobia in Children and Adolescents: Nature and Assessment
Ronald M. Rapee and Lynne Sweeney 133
Chapter 7 Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Psychological Treatments
Lynne Sweeney and Ronald M. Rapee 153
Chapter 8 Interpersonal Perspectives on Social Phobia
Lynn E. Alden 167
Chapter 9 A Cognitive Perspective on Social Phobia
David M. Clark 193
Chapter 10 Social Anxiety, Social Phobia, and Avoidant Personality
Thomas A.Widiger 219
Chapter 11 Social Anxiety and Depression
Rick E. Ingram,Wiveka Ramel, Denise Chavira, and Christine Scher 241
Chapter 12 Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment for Social Phobia
Meredith E. Coles, Trevor A. Hart, and Richard G. Heimberg 265
Chapter 13 Psychopharmacological Treatments: An Overview
Sean D. Hood and David J. Nutt 287
Author Index 321
Subject Index 329
