Symptoms of Social phobia
Symptoms of Social phobia
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ANXIETY
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Anxiety
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Anxiety
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Phobias
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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- Anxiety
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Anxiety
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Anxiety
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Anxiety
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Delusional disorders:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The psychiatric history of a delusional patient may be unremarkable, aside from behavior related to his delusions. He’s likely to report problems with social and marital relationships, including depression or sexual dysfunction. He may describe a life marked by social isolation or hostility. He may deny feeling lonely, relentlessly criticizing or placing unreasonable demands on others.
Gathering accurate information from a delusional patient may prove difficult. He may deny his feelings, disregard the circumstances that lead to his hospitalization, and refuse treatment. However, his responses and behavior during the assessment interview provide clues that can help to identify his disorder. Family members may confirm your observations — for example, by reporting that the patient is chronically jealous or suspicious.
Note how well the patient communicates. He may be evasive or reluctant to answer questions. Conversely, he may be overly talkative, explaining events in great detail and emphasizing what he has achieved, prominent people he knows, or places where he has traveled. Statements that first seem logical may later prove irrelevant. Some of his answers may be contradictory, jumbled, or irrational.
Be alert for expressions of denial, projection, and rationalization. Once delusions become firmly entrenched, the patient will no longer seek to justify his beliefs. However, if he’s still struggling to maintain his delusional defenses, he may make statements that reveal his condition, such as “People at work won’t talk to me because I’m smarter than them.” Accusatory statements are also characteristic of the delusional patient. Record pervasive delusional themes (for example, grandiose or persecutory).
Also watch for nonverbal cues, such as excessive vigilance or obvious apprehension on entering the room. During questions, the patient may listen intently, reacting defensively to imagined slights or insults. He may sit at the edge of his seat or fold his arms as if to shield himself. If he carries papers or money, he may clutch them firmly.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Personality disorders:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Each specific personality disorder produces characteristic signs and symptoms, which may vary among patients and within the same patient at different times. In general, the history of the patient with a personality disorder will reveal long-standing difficulties in interpersonal relationships, ranging from dependency to withdrawal, and in occupational functioning, with effects ranging from compulsive perfectionism to intentional sabotage.
The patient with a personality disorder may show any degree of self-confidence, ranging from no self-esteem to arrogance. Convinced that his behavior is normal, he avoids responsibility for its consequences, commonly resorting to projections and blame.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Generalized anxiety disorder:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset in the 20s and 30s. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, typically with unintelligible speech.
Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal signs or symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.
In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry. There may also be difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Phobias:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The phobic patient typically reports signs of severe anxiety when confronted with the feared object or situation. A patient with agoraphobia, for example, may complain of dizziness, a sensation of falling, a feeling of unreality (depersonalization), loss of bladder or bowel control, vomiting, or cardiac distress when he leaves home or crosses a bridge. Similarly, a patient who fears flying may report that he begins to sweat, his heart pounds, and he feels panicky and short of breath when he’s on an airplane.
A patient who routinely avoids the object of his phobia may report a loss of self-esteem and feelings of weakness, cowardice, or ineffectiveness. If he hasn’t mastered the phobia, he may also exhibit signs of mild depression.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Delusional disorders:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Aside from behavior related to the patient’s delusions, the psychiatric history of a delusional patient may be unremarkable. This helps distinguish it from disorders that result in behavior more dissociated from reality such as paranoid schizophrenia. (See Delusional disorder or paranoid schizophrenia? )
The delusional patient is likely to report problems with social and marital relationships, including depression or sexual dysfunction. He may describe a life marked by social isolation or hostility. He may deny feeling lonely, relentlessly criticizing, or placing unreasonable demands on others.
Gathering accurate information from a delusional patient may prove difficult. He may deny his feelings, disregard the circumstances that led to his hospitalization, and refuse treatment.
However, his responses and behavior during the assessment interview provide clues that can help to identify his disorder. Family members may confirm observations — for example, by reporting that the patient is chronically jealous or suspicious.
Assessment clue: Communication
The patient’s ability to communicate can be another indicator. He may be evasive or reluctant to answer questions. Or he may be overly talkative, explaining events in great detail and emphasizing what he has achieved, prominent people he knows, or places he has traveled.
The patient may make statements that at first seem logical but later prove irrelevant. Some of his answers may be contradictory, jumbled, or irrational.
A delusional patient may make expressions of denial, projection, and rationalization. Once delusions become firmly entrenched, the patient will no longer seek to justify his beliefs. However, if he’s still struggling to maintain his delusional defenses, he may make statements that reveal his condition such as “People at work won’t talk to me because I’m smarter than they are.”
Accusatory statements are also characteristic of the delusional patient. Pervasive delusional themes (for example, grandiose or persecutory) may become apparent.
The patient may also display nonverbal cues, such as excessive vigilance or obvious apprehension on entering the room. During questions, he may listen intently, reacting defensively to imagined slights or insults. He may sit at the edge of his seat or fold his arms as if to shield himself. If he carries papers or money, he may clutch them firmly.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Personality disorders:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Each specific personality disorder produces characteristic signs and symptoms, which may vary among patients and within the same patient at different times. In general, the history of the patient with a personality disorder will reveal long-standing difficulties in interpersonal relationships, ranging from dependency to withdrawal, and in occupational functioning, ranging from compulsive perfectionism to intentional sabotage.
The patient with a personality disorder may show any degree of self-confidence, ranging from no self-esteem to arrogance. Convinced that his behavior is normal, he avoids responsibility for its consequences, often resorting to projections and blame.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Anxiety disorder, generalized:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Generalized anxiety disorder can begin at any age but typically has an onset between ages 20 and 40. It’s equally common in men and women. Psychological or physiologic symptoms of anxiety states vary with the degree of anxiety. Mild anxiety mainly causes psychological symptoms, with unusual self-awareness and alertness to the environment. Moderate anxiety leads to selective inattention but with the ability to concentrate on a single task. Severe anxiety causes an inability to concentrate on more than scattered details of a task. A panic state with acute anxiety causes a complete loss of concentration, often with unintelligible speech.
Physical examination of the patient with generalized anxiety disorder may reveal symptoms of motor tension, including trembling, muscle aches and spasms, headaches, and an inability to relax. Autonomic signs and symptoms include shortness of breath, tachycardia, sweating, and abdominal complaints.
In addition, the patient may startle easily and complain of feeling apprehensive, fearful, or angry and of having difficulty concentrating, eating, and sleeping. The medical, psychiatric, and psychosocial histories fail to identify a specific physical or environmental cause of the anxiety.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Phobias:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The phobic patient typically reports signs of severe anxiety when confronted with the feared object or situation. A patient with agoraphobia, for example, may complain of dizziness, a sensation of falling, a feeling of unreality (depersonalization), loss of bladder or bowel control, vomiting, or cardiac distress when he leaves home or crosses a bridge. Similarly, a patient who fears flying may report that he begins to sweat, his heart pounds, and he feels panicky and short of breath when he’s on an airplane.
A patient who routinely avoids the object of his phobia may report a loss of self-esteem and feelings of weakness, cowardice, or ineffectiveness. If he hasn’t mastered the phobia, he may also exhibit signs of mild depression, such as self-medicating with alcohol or drugs.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Social phobia:
Phobia: NWHIC (Excerpt)
If you suffer from social phobia, you tend to think that other people
are very competent in public and that you are not. Small mistakes you make
may seem to you much more exaggerated than they really are. Blushing
itself may seem painfully embarrassing, and you feel as though all eyes
are focused on you. You may be afraid of being with people other than
those closest to you. Or your fear may be more specific, such as feeling
anxious about giving a speech, talking to a boss or other authority
figure, or dating. (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
Phobia: NWHIC (Excerpt)
People with social phobias are aware that their feelings are
irrational. Still, they experience a great deal of dread before facing the
feared situation, and they may go out of their way to avoid it. Even if
they manage to confront what they fear, they usually feel very anxious
beforehand and are intensely uncomfortable throughout. Afterwards, the
unpleasant feelings may linger, as they worry about how they may have been
judged or what others may have thought or observed about them. (Source: excerpt from Phobia: NWHIC)
Anxiety Disorders: NIMH (Excerpt)
"In any social situation, I felt fear. I would be anxious before
I even left the house, and it would escalate as I got closer to a college
class, a party, or whatever. I would feel sick at my stomach-it almost
felt like I had the flu. My heart would pound, my palms would get sweaty,
and I would get this feeling of being removed from myself and from
everybody else.
"When I would walk into a room full of people, I'd turn red and
it would feel like everybody's eyes were on me. I was embarrassed to stand
off in a corner by myself, but I couldn't think of anything to say to
anybody. It was humiliating. I felt so clumsy, I couldn't wait to get
out.
"I couldn't go on dates, and for a while I couldn't even go to
class. My sophomore year of college I had to come home for a semester. I
felt like such a failure." (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Anxiety Disorders: NIMH (Excerpt)
Physical symptoms often accompany the intense anxiety of social phobia
and include blushing, profuse sweating, trembling, nausea, and difficulty
talking. If you suffer from social phobia, you may be painfully
embarrassed by these symptoms and feel as though all eyes are focused on
you. You may be afraid of being with people other than your family.
People with social phobia are aware that their feelings are irrational.
Even if they manage to confront what they fear, they usually feel very
anxious beforehand and are intensely uncomfortable throughout. Afterward,
the unpleasant feelings may linger, as they worry about how they may have
been judged or what others may have thought or observed about them. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Facts about Social Phobia: NIMH (Excerpt)
Physical symptoms often accompany the intense anxiety of social phobia
and include blushing, profuse sweating, trembling, and other symptoms of
anxiety, including difficulty talking and nausea or other stomach
discomfort. These visible symptoms heighten the fear of disapproval and
the symptoms themselves can become an additional focus of fear. Fear of
symptoms can create a vicious cycle: as people with social phobia worry
about experiencing the symptoms, the greater their chances of developing
the symptoms.. Social phobia often runs in families and may be accompanied
by depression or alcohol dependence.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Social Phobia: NIMH)
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and may not be the full list of Social phobia signs or Social phobia symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Social phobia may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
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