Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia

by Schmidt, Louis A.; Schulkin, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780195118872
• ISBN10: 0195118871
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-09-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This edited volume is both comprehensive and timely, bringing togethersome of the foremost researchers exploring the biological and psychologicaldeterminants of shyness and fear. Its purpose is to present state-of-the-artresearch to a wide range of psychologists, neuroscientists, and cliniciansinterested in the development and outcome of these emotions in mental health.The book has three parts: the first deals with the development of fear andshyness in childhood; the second with the endocrine and neural bases of fear;and the third with clinical perspectives on the development of theseinterrelated emotions. In fact, this is the only book that covers thedevelopment and outcomes of extreme shyness and fear, including a look at thebasic neuroscience of fear as well as the clinical outcomes of social phobia. Itis ideal for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, developmental psychologists,neuroscientists, and neuropsychologists.

Author Biography

Elaine N. Aron (Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute) is a research scientist in the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Her research interests include adult temperament, sensitivity, and close relationships.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Contributors	p. xvii
The Phenomena of Childhood Fear and Shyness: Conceptual, Biological, and Developmental Considerations
The Concept of Behavioral Inhibition	p. 3
Individual Differences in Childhood Shyness: Distinguishing Fearful and Self-Conscious Shyness	p. 14
Attachment, Temperament, and Adrencortical Function in Infancy	p. 30
Conceptual, Biological, and Behavioral Distinctions Among Different Categories of Shy Children	p. 47
Behavioral Inhibition and the Emotional Circuitry of the Brain: Stability and Plasticity During the Early Childhood Years	p. 67
Commentary: Temperament, Fear, and Shyness	p. 88
Endocrine and Neural Bases of Fear: Implications for Understanding Extreme Shyness and Developmental Outcome
Neural Mechanisms and the Development of Individual Differences in Behavioral Inhibition	p. 97
The Neural Circuits that Underlie Fear	p. 119
Neuroendocrine Regulation of Fear and Anxiety	p. 140
Lifelong Effects of Hormones on Brain Development: Relationship to Health and Disease	p. 173
Commentary: The Inhibited Child "Syndrome": Thoughts on its Potential Pathogenesis and Sequelae	p. 193
Developmental Outcomes and Clinical Perspectives
The Natural Course of Shyness and Related Syndromes	p. 203
Varieties of Shyness in Adolescence and Adulthood	p. 224
High Sensitivity as One Source of Fearfulness and Shyness: Preliminary Research and Clinical Implications	p. 251
Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia: Treatment and Intervention	p. 273
Commentary: Developmental Outcomes and Clinical Perspectives	p. 294
Epilogue	p. 306
Index	p. 308
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