se fear of one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to the observation of others. The individual fears that he/she will behave in a way that will be humiliating. Exposure to those stimuli provokes an immediate anxiety response that can lead to the avoidance of those situations or to the endurance of them with intense anxiety (DSM-IV, APA, 1994). The clinical features of ...

This study compared focus attention (self-focused attention and other focused attention) in social phobia patients and normal subjects. In this study with causal–comparative method, 100 subjects with social phobia and 100 normal individuals have been compared. Subjects were selected through cluster sampling among Tabriz university students. Data scale of social phobia and focus attention of the...

pragmatics is defined as appropriate use of language either to comprehend ideas or to interact in social situations effectively. pragmatic competence, which is processed in the right hemisphere, comprises a number of interrelated skills that manifest in a range of adaptive behaviors. due to the widespread influence of language in communication, studying pragmatic profiles, by developing appropr...

Objective. People who are open and curious orient their lives around an appreciation of novelty and a strong urge to explore, discover, and grow. Researchers have recently shown that being an open, curious person is linked to healthy social outcomes. Method. To better understand the benefits (and liabilities) of being a curious person, we used a multi-method design of social behavior to assess ...