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Social Anxiety Disorder: Social Phobias
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Social anxiety disorder/doc </noinclude Scientists have yet to pinpoint the exact causes of social phobia. Studies suggest the disorder is familial; ... these findings do not differentiate between environmental and genetic factors. Preliminary studies suggest that both biological and psychological factors contribute to the disorder.
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Anxiety disorders serious medical illnesses that involve intense feelings of fear, anxiety, worry or apprehension often associated with specific situations, events or objects. The physical symptoms that accompany these feelings include heart palpitations, trembling, dry mouth, dizziness, nausea and diarrhea. There are different types of anxiety disorders, but all share the feelings of excessive fear and dread. Types of anxiety orders include panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia or social anxiety disorder, specific phobias (such as fears of enclosed or open spaces) and generalized anxiety disorder.
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Many social, psychological, and biological factors are believed to contribute to the development of social anxiety disorder or social phobia. These factors are interrelated and interact with each other, so it is impossible to pinpoint exact causes. For example, although social phobia tends to run in families, it is unknown whether this is because of genetics or social learning from family members.
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About 3.7% of the population ages 18 - 54 - approximately 5.3 million Americans - experiences social anxiety disorder or social phobias in any given year. Research suggests that social phobias occur in women twice as often as in men, although a higher proportion of men seeks help for this disorder.
Research into the causes of social anxiety and social phobia is wide-ranging, encompassing multiple perspectives from neuroscience to sociology. Scientists have yet to pinpoint the exact causes. Studies suggest that genetics can play a part in combination with environmental factors.
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