Extreme Social Anxiety In Finding Audrey By Sophie Kinsella

Social anxiety is something I have always had although I did not always know what it was. I thought it was only something that those living under a rock and had never seen people had. I now know that anyone can have it. When I was a little kid, people would tell me what beautiful features I have and I would be so shy and self-conscious that I would hide behind my parents. My parents thought I was just shy but that was only part of it. I have failed many times and wasted many opportunities to expose myself to my anxiety and maybe even overcome it. Although I have always had social anxiety it only escalates the older I get. There was a time where I did not want to face my fears. I was told by not only my mom but many others that I would become agoraphobic. I never tried to get better. Ignoring “the monster” as I call

Literature found in relation to Allison Davis' socialized anxiety theory states that socialized anxiety is experienced by adolescents at an increased rate due to "...new developmental and behavioural tasks, and increased awareness" (G.Chaudhary, 2014, p.11) . Therefore, according to Chaudhary, the presence of socialized anxiety theory is only present in modern society, as it is brought on due to recent developments in education and society. Due to these reasons, adolescents are now aiming to achieve new, "socially desirable" goals, regarding both education, and acceptance within social groups. Assimilating with peers can also be a contributor to socialized anxiety theory, as the need to fit in with same age cohorts may result in pressure. This

Around family, she is interactive and playful. With relatives, she is also interactive and talks a lot with her cousins. On the other hand, with siblings she likes to play, and usually she gets into an argument with her younger sister, Megan. Alice does not usually resolve problems on her own. “She lets time go by and when that anger or annoyance passes, she will go out and be happy again,” says her older sister, Brenda. She also stated that Alice is very introverted and has become less confident due to her having braces, and now glasses. “Self-esteem generally remains high during elementary school but becomes more realistic and nuanced as children evaluate themselves in various areas” (Berk, p. 476). Alice is usually happy and because of school, she is stressed. “I could not stress enough how much she hates school,” says Brenda. While doing homework, she is usually uninterested and barely tries her best. As if, she wants to get it over with. The signs observed concerning poor emotional adjustment is when she is called to do her homework or clean up. She begins to make “annoyed” facial expressions and does not try her

Audrey (age 10) has lived with her foster mother (Ms. Gomez) and four other non-kin foster children for one year. Due to neglect, she was removed from her mother’s care when she was eight years old. Audrey has weekly contact with her biological mother, but no contact with her biological father or siblings. She says that she feels welcomed and comfortable in Ms. Gomez’ home, but expects to live with her biological mother and siblings in the future. Audrey believes things would be different when she returns to live with her biological mother because her father will not be there to be mean to her and her mother. She also said, “I will never complain again about my daddy or anyone else, and then I won’t have to worry about the social

Pat was isolated during her developmental years. Her social thinking and social influences drove her to adapt to her surroundings and adjust to them. Since, she struggled to walk and she spent most of her time in her crib, and wasn’t able to explore her surroundings at an early age. As she reflected on her developmental history, she realized she was never close to anyone in her family. After, her dad left home, at the age of seven, her siblings also left at the age of sixteen. Her mom worked all the time and was often tired and/or sick. Her social influences were few and the ones she did have were negative. Pat also mentioned how her parents were always fighting, and how her siblings and herself we afraid of them. Throughout her developmental

Valerie Tubbs has being working for the past five years as a mannequin’s dresser due to limited control she has over her reaction when she is around many people. She mentioned, “I feel prickly little fingers of heat crawling out across my neck and up my cheek, and then it spreads like wildfire.” She claims she feels stupid for being so afraid of becoming a fashion buyer for a department due to the low tolerance she has for the scrutiny, even if this has always being her dream job.

In the novel, Finding Audrey, by Sophie Kinsella, Audrey has to face her fears to beat an anxiety disorder to overcome with help from her family and friends. Audrey has to face her fears in the novel by overcoming her anxiety disorder. For example, Audrey is asked to make a documentary of her family, “...‘At first, you can film as the outsider. Fly-on-the-wall. Do you know what that means, ‘fly-on-the-wall’?’

1. State the complete and correct name of the disorder and any abbreviations. Social Anxiety Disorder 2. Describe or list all of the signs and symptoms required to diagnose the disorder. “Outward signs of mental disorders in the brain as a result of fears that are out of control.

Evelyn has developed anxiety when it comes to public speaking. She becomes anxious whenever she must speak in front of an audience, and she is very afraid of being a television journalist. Whenever required to speak publically, Evelyn would develop some sort of sudden illness

Social Phobia, also called social anxiety disorder (SAD), is one of the most common, but misconstrued mental health problems in society. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), over 15 million adults suffer from the disorder. First appearing in the DSM-III as Social Phobia, and later in the DSM-IV as Social Anxiety Disorder, this newly established disorder denotes afflicting stress and anxiety associated with social situations (Zakri 677). According to James W. Jefferson, two forms of Social phobia exist: specific and generalized. Specific social phobia indicates anxiety limited to few performance situations, while generalized indicates anxiety in all social situations (Jefferson). Many people often interchangeably link this disorder to shyness––a personality trait. However, although they have striking similarities, the two are divergent. To begin with, SAD has an extensive etiology ranging from multiple factors. Furthermore, symptoms of various aspects accompany SAD. Moreover, SAD has detrimental impacts affecting quality of life. Lastly, SAD has numerous methods of treatment. Social Phobia is prevalent in both women and men beginning at the onset of puberty (ADAA).

     Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgement, evaluation, and inferiority. Put differently social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression. If a person usually becomes anxious in social situations, but seems fine when they are by them selves, then social anxiety may be the problem.

Staff will continue to support Emily with managing her anxiety in socially acceptable ways. Emily will be encouraged to find a quiet spot to sit and talk with staff at times when she becomes irritated or anxious. Staff will also support Emily with suggestions of what to do instead of throwing items or yelling in order to meet her needs and remain calm. No changes will be made at this time.

The feeling of anxiety is familiar to all of us and we all experienced some anxiety and fear at least once in our life. Whether that was the first day in a new workplace, the first day in college, or before an important meeting, we felt that we were really anxious and nervous. From the evolutionary perspective, the conservation of fear and anxiety among some species is a good indication that those emotions are highly important for survival. Some people, however, experience an excessive and unreasonable amount of anxiety, which may be the result of social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a psychological disorder during which people experience enormous social phobia and are irrationally afraid of being judged by others in social settings (Lima Osório, 2013). Although it is considered as a common anxiety disorder, I do believe that with appropriate treatments and therapies, individual approach to each patient and willingness to help them, many people can overcome the social phobia, can make stronger interpersonal relationships with their friends and relatives, and can integrate into their social community with no or at least less fear of communicating with others.

Fear is a common emotion exhibited by people who stutter (PWS). The fear of negative evaluation is commonly displayed by PWS (Fjola, 1246); when this fear is significantly excessive, the PWS may meet the criteria for a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety (Brundage, Winters, & Beilby, p. 499). Social anxiety frequently causes PWS to isolate themselves from social interactions, and, when in situations, to utilize safety behaviors to prevent stuttering and reduce anxiety. Safety behaviors consequently maintain social anxiety in PWS rather than exacerbate the disorder (Lowe et al., 2017, pp. 1246-1247). More is known regarding the development of social anxiety is adults who stutter (AWS) than the information pertaining to children who stutter (CWS) and their fear of negative evaluation which results in social anxiety (Iverach, Menzies, O’Brian, Packman, & Onslow, 2011, p. 228). The difference in available information may be due to the thought that social anxiety is a short-term effect in CWS but a life-long effect in AWS (Iverach, Jones, McLellan, Lyneham, Menzies, Onslow, & Rapee, 2016, p. 15).

Social anxiety is “a feeling of discomfort, fear, or worry that is centered on our interactions with other people and involves a concern with being judged negatively, evaluated, or looked down upon by others” (Social Anxiety Support, 2014). Social anxiety can affect anyone. Individuals with social anxiety tend to prefer to keep to themselves because they are afraid others will judge them negatively and have a hard time interacting socially.