Extreme fear, shyness, and social phobia : origins, biological mechanisms, and clinical outcomes / edited by Louis A. Schmidt, Jay Schulkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schmidt, Louis A.

Schulkin, Jay.

Series:

Series in affective science.

Series in affective science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social phobia--Etiology.

Social phobia.

Social phobia--Physiological aspects.

Social phobia--Animal models.

Bashfulness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

I. THE PHENOMENA AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD SHYNESS AND FEAR: CONCEPTUAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. The concept of behavioral inhibition, Jerome Kagan 2. Individual differences in childhood shyness: Distinguishing fearful and self-conscious shyness, W. Raymond Crozier 3. Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical function in infancy, Kathy Stansbury 4. Socially-anxious ""Jack,"" socially-avoidant ""Jill"": Conceptual, biological, and behavioral distinctions among different categories of shy children, Louis A. Schmidt and Nathan A. Fox 5. Behavioral inhibition and the emotional

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Contributors; Part I. The Phenomena of Childhood Fear and Shyness: Conceptual, Biological, and Developmental Considerations; 1 The Concept of Behavioral Inhibition; 2 Individual Differences in Childhood Shyness: Distinguishing Fearful and Self-Conscious Shyness; 3 Attachment, Temperament, and Adrenocortical Function in Infancy; 4 Conceptual, Biological, and Behavioral Distinctions Among Different Categories of Shy Children; 5 Behavioral Inhibition and the Emotional Circuitry of the Brain: Stability and Plasticity During the Early Childhood Years

Commentary: Temperament, Fear, and Shyness Part II. Endocrine and Neural Bases of Fear: Implications for Understanding Extreme Shyness and Developmental Outcome; 6 Neural Mechanisms and the Development of Individual Differences in Behavioral Inhibition; 7 The Neural Circuits that Underlie Fear; 8 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Fear and Anxiety; 9 Lifelong Effects of Hormones on Brain Development: Relationship to Health and Disease; Commentary: The Inhibited Child ""Syndrome"": Thoughts on its Potential Pathogenesis and Sequelae; Part III. Developmental Outcomes and Clinical Perspectives

10 The Natural Course of Shyness and Related Syndromes 11 Varieties of Shyness in Adolescence and Adulthood; 12 High Sensitivity as One Source of Fearfulness and Shyness: Preliminary Research and Clinical Implications; 13 Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia: Treatment and Intervention; Commentary: Developmental Outcomes and Clinical Perspectives; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-028368-8

1-280-76165-2

9786610761654

0-19-511887-1

0-19-972302-8

OCLC:

666995239