SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER (SOCIAL PHOBIA)

Social anxiety disorder is the ongoing fear of children and adolescents in one or more social environments, such as encountering people they do not know or being observed by others in society (e.g. public speaking, standing on the board, etc.). p>

According to studies, Social Anxiety Disorder is seen in approximately 1%. Its prevalence is higher in boys than in girls. While the most common fear experienced by children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder is the fear of talking to their peers, other fears include speaking loudly in the classroom, participating in and initiating conversations, talking to adults, and getting up to the board. They are known as fond children. During the school period;

• Not wanting to go to school,
• Physical symptoms to avoid going to school in the morning (e.g. stomach ache, headache...),
• They are known by teachers at school as quiet,
• Calm,
• Ideal students to their families.

At school They avoid situations that require performance (e.g. not choosing to get up on the board..) and show physical symptoms when they have to face this situation (e.g. facial flushing, shaking in the hands..) During adolescence, they are children who generally like to spend time at home, do not enter unfamiliar environments, are childish, and have low self-confidence. It has been found to be associated with disorders and suicide attempts.

The most common other diagnoses accompanying Social Anxiety Disorder are;

• Major depression,
• Substance use disorder,
  • Generalized anxiety disorder,
  • Specific fo Knows,
  • It is attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

  For these reasons, its treatment is very important.

  Cognitive behavioral therapy and medical treatment are used as a psychosocial approach in treatment. The effectiveness of the treatments has been proven in studies.

  SYMPTOMS

  • Being shy and shy compared to peers in unfamiliar environments
  • Not wanting to go to unfamiliar environments.
  • Being tense and restless when going to unfamiliar places
  • Being tense and restless in events that require performance (Ex: Reading out loud in front of the class, speaking..)
  • Avoiding events that require performance
  • Showing physical symptoms (e.g. facial flushing, shaking of hands and feet..) in events that require performance
  • Unknown Difficulty talking to people, stuttering

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