Clinical Disorders (Adult) Category

Social Anxiety

9 CE Hours
55 members have taken this course

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About the Course

Social anxiety is a pervasive part of everyday life. Whether experienced during public speaking, in casual conversation, or in interactions with a boss, a potential romantic partner, or a complete stranger, feelings of anxiety, uncertainty, and awkwardness are often the consequence of quite ordinary encounters. Why does social anxiety occur? Why are some people more prone to it than others? A complete and authoritative review of theory and research, this book examines the situational, dispositional, and evolutionary causes of social anxiety; its physiological, cognitive, and emotional aspects; and strategies for prevention and treatment. Special features include scales for measuring different manifestations of social anxiety as well as concise boxed segments highlighting topics of particular interest.

This course is based on the book, Social Anxiety created by Mark R. Leary, Ph.D. and Robin Mark Kowalski, Ph.D.

Course Material Author

Mark R. Leary, Ph.D. and Robin Mark Kowalski, Ph.D.

Dr. Leary is Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University and Dr. Kowalski is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Western Carolina University.

Mark R. Leary, Ph.D. and Robin Mark Kowalski, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 to gain knowledge and insight into recent research and theoretical perspectives of social anxiety
  2. 2 to explain the interpersonal basis of social anxiety
  3. 3 to understand Self-presentational theory (Motivation, Expectancies & Disasters)
  4. 4 to gain knowledge and insight into trait social anxiety and social phobia
  5. 5 to explore social anxiety treatment strategies and their effectiveness

Disclosure to Learners

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$81

Course Details

9 CE Hours
Book
Course 10049

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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