Essays about: "social phobia"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words social phobia.

1. 1. Engagement Evaluation of Content of an Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) Mobile Application: An Observational, Quantitative Study of Usage Data

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Diego Civera; [2023]
   Keywords : Engagement; CBT; internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Analytics; Feasibility; Adherence;

   Abstract : Background: Digital mental health interventions (DMHI) hold promise for addressing mental health needs on a large scale. Among these interventions, Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) has proven effective in tackling various mental health issues. READ MORE

3. 2. A Disorder of The Emotional Brain : Neural Correlates of Body Dysmorphic Disorder

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Frida Larsson Torri; [2022]
   Keywords : body dysmorphic disorder; neural correlates; limbic system; emotional limbic system; cognitive neuroscience;

   Abstract : Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a mental disorder where the patient is preoccupied with a misperceived deficit in their appearance. It is a common disorder (~2% prevalence worldwide), leaving the patients significantly disabled and distressed. Comorbid disorders such as social phobia, depression, and anxiety disorders appear frequently. READ MORE

4. 3. Speaking from the interstices: Latin American Decolonial Feminists Theorizing the State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Andrea Del Carmen Tock Sican; [2019]
   Keywords : decolonial feminism; Latin America; state theory; knowledge production; decolonial theory; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Latin American decolonial feminists are concerned with deconstructing the colonial legacies that persist and multiply today albeit formal colonialism has ended. This thesis engages with Latin American decolonial feminism’s political project of decolonization in relation to the state, to see whether it follows the state-phobia tendency popular in other emancipatory political discourses. READ MORE

5. 4. Using consumer story scripting software to evoke emotions and empathy : A pilot within-group experiment

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Hermannsdottir; [2018]
   Keywords : virtual reality; avatars; emotions; empathy; social anxiety; social phobia;

   Abstract : New technology provides the possibility of delivering exposure therapy for socially anxious individuals through virtual environments. This study investigated whether emotional responses and empathy can be experienced for virtual characters (avatars) and whether the evaluations differ depending on level of social anxiety. READ MORE

6. 5. Quiet: Forced versus Chosen Behaviour

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Jennifer Larsson; [2016-09-14]
   Keywords : Social phobia; Social Anxiety Disorder; Shyness; Introversion; Extraversion Extroversion; The Big-Five Personality Structure;

   Abstract : Social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is a mental disorder in which one experiences anxiety in social situations, alongside fear of ridicule and embarrassment, and as a consequence seeks to avoid these situations as much as possible. It goes in other words beyond regular shyness. READ MORE