How Shy Is Too Shy?. Peter Jaret.
by Jaret, Peter; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 29Health. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Antidepressants | Bashfulness in children | Behavior disorders in children -- Diagnosis | Behavior disorders in children -- Treatment | Cognitive therapy | Deceptive advertising | Mental illness -- Causes | Panic disorders | Social phobiaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Although most very shy kids do emerge from their shells, as many as one in three become more and more troubled....They go on to develop social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder--shyness so extreme that it causes physical symptoms, such as racing heartbeats and shortness of breath, and interferes with a normal life. As their dread of meeting people or being in the spotlight intensifies, they withdraw more and more from the world." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) The author discusses the dangers of extreme shyness and social phobia and stresses the importance of being "alert to early signs of problem shyness."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: How Shy Is Too Shy?, Feb. 21, 2005; pp. F1+.
"Although most very shy kids do emerge from their shells, as many as one in three become more and more troubled....They go on to develop social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder--shyness so extreme that it causes physical symptoms, such as racing heartbeats and shortness of breath, and interferes with a normal life. As their dread of meeting people or being in the spotlight intensifies, they withdraw more and more from the world." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) The author discusses the dangers of extreme shyness and social phobia and stresses the importance of being "alert to early signs of problem shyness."
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