Sökning: "Social phobia"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade orden Social phobia.
1. Social Phobia : The Family and the Brain
Sammanfattning : The present thesis investigated family history and neurobiology of social phobia. Social phobia is a disabling disorder characterized by a marked fear of scrutiny in a variety of social situations. LÄS MER
2. Social Phobia. From Epidemiology to Brain Function
Sammanfattning : Social phobia is a disabling anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive fear of negative evaluation in social situations. The present thesis explored the epidemiology and neurobiology of the disorder. By means of a mailed questionnaire, the point prevalence of social phobia in the Swedish general population was estimated at 15.6%. LÄS MER
3. Aspects of Social Phobia
Sammanfattning : Social phobia is a disabling, lifelong disorder characterised by fear in social settings.The aim of the present study was to gain more knowledge about diagnostic, neurobiologic and epidemiologic aspects of social phobia. LÄS MER
4. Virtual reality exposure therapy for spider phobia
Sammanfattning : Exposure therapy for specific phobia involving systematic and repeated presentation of an aversive stimuli or situation is a highly effective treatment for reducing fear and anxiety. Dissemination of this evidence-based treatment has proved challenging, however, and for over 20 years an alternative method of delivery using virtual reality technology has been explored with positive results. LÄS MER
5. Fearful attention : Investigating event-related potentials in spider phobia
Sammanfattning : Previous studies showed that emotional pictures capture attention. Further, this effect was decreased by manipulating spatial attention. In contrast, studies produced mixed findings for effects of perceptual load on attention to emotional pictures. Emotional pictures can be phobic or nonphobic. LÄS MER