Understanding Social Anxiety

Understanding Social Anxiety

Mark R. Leary

Authors: Mark R. Leary
Publishers: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Pages: 232
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Shyness is a universal experience. Incorporating the many different concepts that refer to such experiences under the broader construct of 'social anxiety', Professor Leary performs the unique service of integrating the widely scattered, diverse literature dealing with the topic. He examines both basic and applied research, and presents timely recommendations for assessment, treatment and research. An important resource for researchers and practitioners; and an excellent supplemental clinical psychology text for the growing number of courses dealing specifically with integrations of clinical-counselling and social-personality psychology. It is an intriguing scientific examination of the experience of shyness. `This is a ver