DESCRIPTIVE DESIGN METHOD
Descriptive Design Method: Social Anxiety
Psych 540
July 11, 2014
Descriptive Design Method: Social Anxiety
1. State your research question that the study answered.
Since social anxiety is currently the third most recognized psychiatric disorder in this country (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014), our team decided to conduct our research experiment on whether or not more adults were afflicted with this disorder in comparison to teenagers. We wanted to observe our subjects in a natural setting since those with social anxiety disorder tend to try to avoid situations that may induce stress or other related symptoms. Generally, in order to diagnosis this disorder, a thorough history of the client must be evaluated. Social anxiety can be managed by incorporating psychosocial interventions into clients daily lives as well as getting them on a medication that works well for their specific symptoms (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014).
We thought it would be most informative for us to observe our subjects in their natural settings since basic screening questions for this disorder can be asked in a few minutes and red flag individuals who may need a more extensive evaluation. We wanted to see if teenagers had this disorder as often as adults in hoping to possibly establish more support within the schools if it indeed ended up being as big of a problem with teens. Social anxiety can be a big issue because those that have this disorder also frequently have co-occurring disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and suicidal tendencies (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014).
Some common activities that patients with social anxiety often fear are those that most people will undoubtedly have to partake in quite frequently throughout their everyday life, and even more so for teenagers. Activities such as eating in front of others, introducing themselves to groups of people, having to interact with strangers and authority figures, dating, speaking in class,
Psych 540
July 11, 2014
Descriptive Design Method: Social Anxiety
1. State your research question that the study answered.
Since social anxiety is currently the third most recognized psychiatric disorder in this country (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014), our team decided to conduct our research experiment on whether or not more adults were afflicted with this disorder in comparison to teenagers. We wanted to observe our subjects in a natural setting since those with social anxiety disorder tend to try to avoid situations that may induce stress or other related symptoms. Generally, in order to diagnosis this disorder, a thorough history of the client must be evaluated. Social anxiety can be managed by incorporating psychosocial interventions into clients daily lives as well as getting them on a medication that works well for their specific symptoms (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014).
We thought it would be most informative for us to observe our subjects in their natural settings since basic screening questions for this disorder can be asked in a few minutes and red flag individuals who may need a more extensive evaluation. We wanted to see if teenagers had this disorder as often as adults in hoping to possibly establish more support within the schools if it indeed ended up being as big of a problem with teens. Social anxiety can be a big issue because those that have this disorder also frequently have co-occurring disorders such as depression, substance abuse, and suicidal tendencies (Muzina & Sayegh, 2014).
Some common activities that patients with social anxiety often fear are those that most people will undoubtedly have to partake in quite frequently throughout their everyday life, and even more so for teenagers. Activities such as eating in front of others, introducing themselves to groups of people, having to interact with strangers and authority figures, dating, speaking in class,