International Handbook of Social Anxiety: Concepts, Research and Interventions Relating to the Self and Shyness

by W. Ray Crozier (Editor), Lynn E. Alden (Editor)

This Handbook offers comprehensive coverage of current knowledge and recent advances with major sections on the origin and development of shyness and social anxiety, on social and personality factors, and on clinical perspectives and interventions.

The editors have drawn together some of the worlds leading international experts from diverse disciplines offering a critical focus on knowledge that is research-based, central to the understanding of social anxiety, and of essential interest to a wide range of students, researchers and professionals.

? A state-of-the-art account of knowledge in this field
? Contributions by leading academics, researchers, and clinicians
? Comprehensive coverage of the field representing different theoretical and clinical approaches
? Focused on key research and critical concepts

Genres: Psychology

563 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Ray Crozier, currently an Honorary Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.

Undertake psychological research in a number of areas, primarily the study of shyness among children and adults, blushing, and the psychology of art and aesthetics.