Understanding Social Anxiety: A Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Family, and Friend

Description: Understanding Social Anxiety by Vera Sonja Maass This powerful book explains the debilitating effects of social anxiety and the development of the disorder, emphasizing the need for a resolution of this disorder and identifying common but unhelpful coping mechanisms as well as true methods to change and live life unafraid of social situations.It is estimated that some 15 million Americans suffer from social anxiety disorder. For these individuals, parties, sporting events, and even workplaces or public shopping environments evoke anxiety and fear. People who suffer from social anxiety disorder—the most common of all anxiety disorders—fear being scrutinized and judged by others in social or performance situations. They know their fear is unreasonable, but are powerless against the anxiety.This book provides comprehensive coverage of social anxiety disorder by covering its history, explaining the symptoms and root causes, and presenting information on how to make the key changes in thought that can help sufferers find relief and be more comfortable in the modern world. The author uses case histories and dialogue in therapeutic settings to provide a realistic depiction of social anxiety that makes the topic more relevant and understandable to clinicians, students, and friends and family members of sufferers who want to help the socially anxious individual. The emphasis on peoples resistance to changing or even examining the basis of their underlying beliefs illustrates the importance of this topic to the overall foundation of social anxiety and the urgency of addressing belief systems in the process of resolution and recovery. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Vera Sonja Maass, PhD, owner of Living Skills Initiatives, is a licensed clinical psychologist, marriage and family therapist, and mental health counselor in private practice in Indianapolis, IN. Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1 OverviewChapter 2 Cultural Institutions: A Breeding Ground for Social AnxietyChapter 3 Coping Mechanisms—Avoid, Avoid, AvoidChapter 4 Technology Obscuring the ProblemChapter 5 Self-Help Remedies—Medication, Alcohol, Street Drugs, Food, and MoreChapter 6 Approaching the Possibility of Change: Medical versus Mental HealthChapter 7 We Act as If Our Beliefs Are TrueChapter 8 Process of Change: Recognizing the Illogical Logic of Social AnxietyChapter 9 Reconstructing Ones LifeNotesResourcesBibliographyIndex Promotional This powerful book explains the debilitating effects of social anxiety and the development of the disorder, emphasizing the need for a resolution of this disorder and identifying common but unhelpful coping mechanisms as well as true methods to change and live life unafraid of social situations. Long Description It is estimated that some 15 million Americans suffer from social anxiety disorder. For these individuals, parties, sporting events, and even workplaces or public shopping environments evoke anxiety and fear. People who suffer from social anxiety disorder--the most common of all anxiety disorders--fear being scrutinized and judged by others in social or performance situations. They know their fear is unreasonable, but are powerless against the anxiety. This book provides comprehensive coverage of social anxiety disorder by covering its history, explaining the symptoms and root causes, and presenting information on how to make the key changes in thought that can help sufferers find relief and be more comfortable in the modern world. The author uses case histories and dialogue in therapeutic settings to provide a realistic depiction of social anxiety that makes the topic more relevant and understandable to clinicians, students, and friends and family members of sufferers who want to help the socially anxious individual. The emphasis on peoples resistance to changing or even examining the basis of their underlying beliefs illustrates the importance of this topic to the overall foundation of social anxiety and the urgency of addressing belief systems in the process of resolution and recovery. Details ISBN1440841950 Short Title UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL ANXIETY Language English ISBN-10 1440841950 ISBN-13 9781440841958 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2017 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Subtitle A Recovery Guide for Sufferers, Family, and Friends Place of Publication Westport Country of Publication United States DEWEY 616.8522 Illustrations black & white illustrations Publication Date 2017-01-26 UK Release Date 2017-01-26 AU Release Date 2017-01-26 NZ Release Date 2017-01-26 US Release Date 2017-01-26 Author Vera Sonja Maass Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 272 Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101790253;

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