A Psychopathology Study

Communication is a very vital tool that we as humans need for survival. Utilized by every person on the planet, even to complete the smallest tasks, such as ordering food, talking on the phone, gossiping with friends, and persuading our bosses to approve a project. The majority of people are able to communicate effectively with others and are not timid to express themselves. However, there are others who do not enjoy communicating with other humans. Have you ever wondered how it would feel to be nervous, sweating, and blushing as you are about to present in front of people? People who experience these symptoms suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder. Social Anxiety Disorder is the fear of interacting with other people. Those who have this anxiety,
413). Surveys were also used to follow up the study in order to gather information about the symptoms that the participants felt through the course of the research. Assesments were also performed on parents to study the family history of the individuals. The first set of surveys was given to the group of young participants between the ages of 14-17 during the first and second year. The second set of surveys was done during the second and fourth year, but this time to all of the participants of the study. The third and last set of surveys were also given to all of the participants between the seventh and tenth year. The DSM-IV ⁄ M-CIDI was used to measure the symptoms, and mental disorders of the individuals. The test was given personally by the researchers utilizing “The computer- assisted version of the Munich-Composite Inter- national Diagnostic Interview (DIA-X ⁄ M-CIDI)” (Beesdo et al, 2012 pg. 413). The test included a respondent booklet that contained questions about the disorder and a list of symptoms to give a better explanation for questions that were more complex. More questions were asked about the symptoms that the participants felt when performing or
The fact that Social Anxiety Disorder is known to be a very prevalent mental disorder linked to the “high rate of 6.6% for threshold” that was found in the research (Beesdo et al, 2012 pg. 421). The majority of the cases estimated that Social Anxiety develops during childhood or early adolescence. In other words, the growth stages of childhood and adolescence are periods where it is extremely vital to take action in preventing Social Anxiety from developing. The study also found a high level of persistence of Social Anxiety Disorder symptoms in early age cases. This result shows that interventions are needed in order to prevent this anxiety from becoming extremely severe, but not many treatments are offered to young individuals that suffer this disorder. Some limitations were also encountered throughout the course of the study, such as that the assessment did not include specific questions over the trajectory of the disorder through the course of the study. Another is that most of the participants did not surpass the age of 34, which did not allow the researchers to study the pattern of the symptoms for adults. Also some cases had brief follow up periods that did not permit them to be reliable. (Beesdo et al, 2012). In Conclusion, Social Anxiety is a mental disorder that is very common and that needs to be studied in more depth. I