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The Essential Handbook of Social Anxiety for Clinicians

W. Ray Crozier (Edited by), WR Crozier (Author), Lynn E. Alden (Edited by)

9780470022665, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 14 January 2005

368 pages
24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.667 kg

"...An essential book for professionals working with anxiety due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters with many relevant references and a useful index." (International Journal of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol 17 (4), 2005)

"...an essential book for professionals working with anxiety, due to the well-written, researched and scholarly chapters..." (International Journal of Adolescence Med Health, vol 17, no.4, 2004)

Essentials of Social Anxiety is a shorter, revised paperback edition of The International Handbook of Social Anxiety, focusing on developmental and clinical perspectives. It is organized into two parts: The Development of Social Anxiety; and Clinical Perspectives and Interventions. Like the International Handbook, it covers research, assessment and treatment, giving clinical practitioners comprehensive coverage of the area and a single concise desk reference.

About the Editors vii

List of Contributors ix

Preface xv

Chapter 1 Constructs of Social Anxiety
W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden 1

Section One Origins and Development

Introduction The Development of Social Anxiety
W. Ray Crozier and Lynn E. Alden 27

Chapter 2 Biological and Environmental Contributions to Childhood Shyness: A Diathesis–Stress Model
Louis A. Schmidt, Cindy P. Polak, and Andrea L. Spooner 33

Chapter 3 Behavioral Inhibition: Physiological Correlates
Peter J. Marshall and Joan Stevenson-Hinde 57

Chapter 4 Origins of the Self-Conscious Child
Michael Lewis 81

Chapter 5 Behavioral Inhibition, Social Withdrawal, and Parenting
Kim B. Burgess, Kenneth H. Rubin, Charissa S. L. Cheah, and Larry J. Nelson 99

Section Two Clinical Perspectives and Interventions

Introduction Social Anxiety as a Clinical Condition
Lynn E. Alden and W. Ray Crozier 123

Chapter 6 Social Phobia in Children and Adolescents: Nature and Assessment
Ronald M. Rapee and Lynne Sweeney 133

Chapter 7 Social Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Psychological Treatments
Lynne Sweeney and Ronald M. Rapee 153

Chapter 8 Interpersonal Perspectives on Social Phobia
Lynn E. Alden 167

Chapter 9 A Cognitive Perspective on Social Phobia
David M. Clark 193

Chapter 10 Social Anxiety, Social Phobia, and Avoidant Personality
Thomas A.Widiger 219

Chapter 11 Social Anxiety and Depression
Rick E. Ingram,Wiveka Ramel, Denise Chavira, and Christine Scher 241

Chapter 12 Cognitive-Behavioral Group Treatment for Social Phobia
Meredith E. Coles, Trevor A. Hart, and Richard G. Heimberg 265

Chapter 13 Psychopharmacological Treatments: An Overview
Sean D. Hood and David J. Nutt 287

Author Index 321

Subject Index 329

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]

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