Sociology Test Questions
Medication for social anxiety disorder/social phobia: name all three types and what they are?
1. Beta blockers- beta blockers are used for relieving performance anxiety. they work by blocking the flow of adrenaline that occurs when you're anxious. While beta-blockers don't affect the emotional symptoms of anxiety, they can control physical symptoms such as shaking hands or voice, sweating, and rapid heartbeat. 2. Antidepressants- antidepressants can be helpful when social anxiety disorder is serve and debilitating. Three specific antidepressants- Paxil, Effexor, and Zoloft- have been approved by the US food and drug administration for the treatment of social phobia. 3. Benzodiazepines- benzodiazepines are fast-acting anti-anxiety medications. However, they are sedating and addictive, so they are typically prescribed only when other medications for social phobia have not worked.
What are the three ways in working your way up the social phobia "anxiety ladder"?
1. Don't try to face your biggest fear right away. It's never a good idea to move too fast, take on too much, or force things. This will backfire and reinforce your anxiety. 2. Be patient. Overcoming social anxiety takes time and practice. It's a gradual step-by-step progress. 3.Use the skills you've learned to stay calm, such as focusing on your breathing and challenging negative assumptions.
There are three emotional symptoms of social anxiety disorder/social phobia.
1. Excessive self-consciousness and anxiety in everyday social situations 2. Intense worry for days, weeks, or even months before an upcoming social situation 3. Extreme fear of being watched or judged by others, especially people you don't know
What are three ways you can stop thinking everyone is looking at you?
1. Look at other people and the surroundings. 2. Really listen to what is being said (not your own negative thoughts) 3. Don't take all the responsibility for keeping conversations going- silence is okay, other people will continue.
Unhelpful thinking styles involved are social phobia, name all four and define them next
1. Mind reading- assuming you know what other people are thinking, and that they see you in the same negative way that you see yourself. 2. Fortune telling- predicting the future, usually while assuming the worst will happen. You just "know" that things will go horribly, so you've already anxious before you've even in the situation. 3. Catastrophizing- blowing things out of proportion. If people notice that you're nervous, it will be "awful," "terrible," or "disastrous." 4. Personalizing- assuming that people are focusing on you in a negative way or that what's going on with other people has to do with you.
There are three of the behavioral symptoms of social anxiety disorder/social phobia.
1. avoiding social situations to a degree that limits your activities or disrupts your life 2. staying quiet or hiding in the background in order to escape notice and embarrassment 3. a need to always bring a buddy along with you wherever you go
There are four of the physical symptoms of social anxiety disorder/social phobia.
1. red face, or blushing 2. shortness of breath 3. upset stomach, nausea 4. trembling or shaking
There are three breathing exercises to help you keep you calm in social situations.
1.Sit comfortably with your back straight and your shoulders relaxed. Put one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. 2. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose for four seconds. The hand on your stomach should rise, while the hand on your chest should move very little. 3. Hold the breath for two seconds.
Some people experience anxiety in most social and performance situations, a condition known as what?
Generalized social anxiety disorder
The underlying social anxiety disorder or social phobia is the fear of being what?
Scrutinized, judged, or embarrassed in public
Social anxiety disorders are also known as what?
Social Phobia