scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Unified Transdiagnostic Treatment on Brain-Behavioral Systems and Anxiety Sensitivity in Female Students with Social Anxiety Symptoms

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-72
Author(s):  
khadijeh Roushani ◽  
soodabeh Bassak Nejad ◽  
Nasrin Arshadi ◽  
Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand ◽  
Ahmad Fakhri
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Transdiagnostic Treatment ◽  
Behavioral Systems

scholarly journals Cognitive Vulnerabilities to Anxiety

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-440
Author(s):  
Mirjana Sučević ◽  
Ana Kurtović
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Intolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Cognitive Vulnerabilities ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Social Concerns ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of personality, anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty and self-esteem on different anxiety symptoms. A total of 436 university students completed measures of personality, anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, self-esteem, and symptoms of panic, worry and social anxiety. Results have shown that neuroticism, conscientiousness and psychological concerns (anxiety sensitivity) predict symptoms of panic and that psychological concerns mediate the relationship between neuroticism and panic. Worry was predicted by neuroticism, prospective and inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking, with intolerance of uncertainty mediating between neuroticism and worry. Finally, neuroticism, openness to experiences and extraversion, as well as social concerns (anxiety sensitivity), inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking predicted social anxiety. Social concerns, inhibitory intolerance of uncertainty and self-liking mediated the effects of neuroticism and extraversion on social anxiety. Results offer support to neuroticism being a universal risk factor and anxiety sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty and self-esteem having specific effects on anxiety symptoms.

Symptom Accommodation Related to Social Anxiety Symptoms in Adults: Phenomenology, Correlates, and Impairment

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayana Joogoolsingh ◽  
Monica S. Wu ◽  
Adam B. Lewin ◽  
Eric A. Storch
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Anxiety Symptom ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
General Anxiety

Background and Objectives: Socially anxious individuals often engage in various safety and avoidant behaviors to temporarily decrease distress. Similarly, friends or family members may engage in accommodating behaviors, commonly manifesting through the facilitation of avoidance, completion of tasks, or schedule modifications. Studies examining symptom accommodation in adult social anxiety are lacking, so this study seeks to better understand symptom accommodation and its consequent impairment in socially anxious adults. Design and Methods: There were 380 undergraduate students who completed a battery of self-report questionnaires through an online system. Constructs assessed include social anxiety, symptom accommodation, and impairment as well as related variables such as general anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, alcohol use, and anxiety sensitivity. Results: Symptom accommodation was positively correlated with social anxiety symptoms, functional impairment, general anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, fear of negative evaluation, and alcohol use. Individuals with considerable social anxiety reported significantly higher levels of symptom accommodation than individuals who reported lower levels of social anxiety. Anxiety sensitivity predicted symptom accommodation beyond the contribution of social anxiety. Symptom accommodation mediated the relationship between social anxiety and impairment. Conclusions: These data help elucidate the presentation and impact of symptom accommodation related to social anxiety. Implications for assessment, treatment, and future directions are presented.

Reappraisal as a mediator in the link between 5-HTTLPR and social anxiety symptoms.

Emotion ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1012-1022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei C. Miu ◽  
Romana Vulturar ◽  
Adina Chiş ◽  
Loredana Ungureanu ◽  
James J. Gross
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms
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