Defined as:
The fear that they will be observed and judged
Social situations almost always provoke fear and anxiety.
The paradox of social anxiety, fear can cause noticiable symptoms which can cause fear of judgement.
Often develops from shyness in childhood
hyper-vigilance to cue of acceptance or rejection from others
Significantly overestimating the danger of the rejection
Other factors:
victim tries to avoid being noticed or standing out eg stooping low to avoid line of sight
often tries to go go unnoticed
Symptoms are:
From case example in relevant lecture
Physiological: Blushing, Dry mouth, Heart rate, trembling
Cognitive: They see me trembling, they’ll think I’m an idiot, no one will like me
Affective: nervous, anxious
Behavioural: avoid school, avoid notice
Prevalence: (community), (clinical)
3-13% in community 10-20% in clinics