Sökning: "social anxiety disorder"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 139 avhandlingar innehållade orden social anxiety disorder.

1. 1. Social Phobia : The Family and the Brain

   Författare :Maria Tillfors; Christer Allgulander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Anticipation; anxiety; avoidant personality disorder; family history; fear; neuroimaging; positron emission tomography; regional cerebral blood flow; social phobia; symptom provocation; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   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

3. 2. Otrygghetens landskap. En kartläggning av otryggheten i stadsrummet och en analys av bakomliggande orsaker, med fokus på mediernas roll

   Författare :Gabriella Sandstig; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk society; late modernity; risk perception; mass communication; urban public space; sensations of fear and insecurity; threats; violence; fear of crime; social disorder; personal experience; social experience; media experience; personal predisposition; anxiety; social control; complexity; sex; gender; age; generalised trust; social capital; West Sweden; SOM-data; regression analysis; third-person-effect; third-person-effect-hypothesis; culivation effects; agenda setting;

   Sammanfattning : The aims of the dissertation are to explore and map the fear and insecurity in urban public spaces and to analyse the underlying causes behind the sensations of fear and insecurity in these spaces, with focus on the role of the media. The study is mainly based on survey data collected through regional samples of the population of West Sweden between the years of 2001–2007. LÄS MER

4. 3. Imaging Anxiety : Neurochemistry in Anxiety Disorders Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography

   Författare :Andreas Frick; Mats Fredrikson; Tomas Furmark; David J Nutt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fear; Brain; Serotonin; Neurokinin; Substance P; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : Anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (SAD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and disabling conditions. Largely based on animal and pharmacological studies, both the serotonergic and substance P/neurokinin-1 (SP/NK1) systems have been implicated in their underlying pathology. LÄS MER

5. 4. Social anxiety disorder in children and adolescents : assessment, maintaining factors, and treatment

   Författare :Rio Cederlund; Lars-Göran Öst; Samantha Cartwright-Hatton; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anxiety disorder; youth; behavior therapy; parent involvement; assessment; Psychology; psykologi;

   Sammanfattning : The present dissertation consists of three empirical studies on social anxiety disorder (SAD) in a sample of Swedish children and adolescents. Based on findings made in a large behavior treatment study, the thesis contributes to the field of research on childhood SAD by investigating a factor that maintains the disorder, ways to measure and screen for diagnosis, and the treatment of the disorder. LÄS MER

7. 5. Social Anxiety Disorder in Swedish Adolescents : Prevalence, Victimization & Development

   Författare :Malin Green-Landell; Michiel P. Westenberg; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Social anxiety disorder; adolescents; prevalence; victimization; peer victimization; developmental course; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : Human beings are social creatures. Accordingly, fear of social situations can be severely disabling. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by excessive fear of negative evaluation in social or performance situations. SAD has an early onset and often goes undetected an untreated. LÄS MER