Synopses & Reviews
Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia assembles a stellar group of researchers to discuss the origins, development, and outcomes of extreme fear and shyness. By selecting the foremost experts from disparate fields, the editors provide a thorough and timely examination of the subject and present state-of-the-art research for psychologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians interested in the development and outcome of these emotions in mental health.
This book is divided into three parts. Part I investigates the development of fear and shyness in childhood; Part II examines the endocrine and neural bases of fear; and Part III provides clinical perspectives. As well, this is one of the only books available to cover the development and outcomes of extreme fear and shyness, explain the basic neuroscience of fear, and document the clinical outcomes of social phobia.
Review
"Fear and shyness are temperamental qualities that have received a great deal of attention over the past several years, particularly within the last decade. In this extremely well written volume, the editors (a developmental psychologist and a behavioral neuroscientist) bring together a varied and expert group of scholars and researchers to discuss the origins, developmental course, and outcomes of extreme fear and shyness. The book is divided into three parts, with each followed by a commentary on the chapters within that section. Part I ... focuses on conceptual, biological, and developmental issues surrounding the phenomena of childhood fear and shyness. . . . Part II ... concerns itself with the endocrine and neural bases of fear. . . . Part III ... is entitled Developmental Outcomes and Clinical Perspectives. . . . This timely book should prove to be an invaluable tool for psychiatrists, clinical and developmental psychologists, and neuroscientists."--Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry
"Experts from disparate fields provide a thorough and timely examination of the development and outcomes of fear, shyness, and social phobia. Schmidt (psychology, McMaster U.) and Schulkin (physiology and biophysics, Georgetown U.) offer 13 contributions that discuss conceptual, biological, and developmental considerations in the phenomena of childhood fear and shyness; endocrine and neural bases of fear; and clinical perspectives."--SciTech Book News
Synopsis
Here, the foremost researchers explore the biological and psychologica l determinants of shyness and fear and the development and outcomes of extreme bashfulness. It will be an invaluable resource for all those interested or involved in the mental health field.
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Greatly influenced by Gandhi's satyagraha movement, Karmabhumi is set in the Uttar Pradesh of the 1930s. By the beginning of the 20th century, Islam and Hinduism had coexisted in India for over a thousand years, and barring the occasional outbursts of violence, the two religious communities
had lived together peacefully and shared strong social bonds except marriage. English education, however, drove a wedge between these two communities. It is against this backdrop that Premchand wrote Karmabhumi.
Synopsis
Extreme Fear, Shyness, and Social Phobia assembles a stellar group of researchers to discuss the origins, development, and outcomes of extreme fear and shyness. By selecting the foremost experts from disparate fields, the editors provide a thorough and timely examination of the subject and
present state-of-the-art research for psychologists, neuroscientists, and clinicians interested in the development and outcome of these emotions in mental health.
This book is divided into three parts. Part I investigates the development of fear and shyness in childhood; Part II examines the endocrine and neural bases of fear; and Part III provides clinical perspectives. As well, this is one of the only books available to cover the development and outcomes of
extreme fear and shyness, explain the basic neuroscience of fear, and document the clinical outcomes of social phobia.
Table of Contents
I. THE PHENOMENA AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD SHYNESS AND FEAR: CONCEPTUAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS 1. The concept of behavioral inhibition, Jerome Kagan
2. Individual differences in childhood shyness: Distinguishing fearful and self-conscious shyness, W. Raymond Crozier
3. Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical function in infancy, Kathy Stansbury
4. Socially-anxious "Jack," socially-avoidant "Jill": Conceptual, biological, and behavioral distinctions among different categories of shy children, Louis A. Schmidt and Nathan A. Fox
5. Behavioral inhibition and the emotional circuitry of the brain: Stability and plasticity during the early childhood years, Richard J. Davidson and Maureen Rickman
Commentary: Mary K. Rothbart
II. ENDOCRINE AND NEURAL BASIS OF FEAR: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING EXTREME SHYNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME
6. Neural mechanisms and the development of individual differences in behavioral inhibition, Lorey K. Takahashi and Ned H. Kalin
7. Neural circuits underlying fear, Karim Nader and Joseph E. LeDoux
8. Neuroendocrine regulation of fear and anxiety, Jay Shulkin and Jeffrey B. Rosen
9. Life-long effects of hormones on brain development: Relation to healh and disease, Bruce S. McEwen
Commentary: George P. Chrousos and Philip W. Gold
III. DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES
10. Varieties of shyness in adolescence and adulthood, Jonathan M. Cheek and Elena Krasnoperova
11. The natural course of shyness and related syndromes, Deborah C. Biedel and Samuel M. Turner
12. High sensitivity as one source of fearfulness and shyness: Preliminary research and clinical implications, Elaine N. Aron
13. Extreme fear and shyness: treatment and intervention, Franklin R. Schneier
Commentary: Lynne Hendersen and Philip G. Zimbardo