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What is Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

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Interface Support for Creativity, Productivity, and Expression in Computer Graphics
A trait characterized by intense fear of finding oneself in situations where one is observed and possibly scrutinized by others. The individuals with this form of anxiety dread negative evaluations and are biased towards perceiving such evaluations.
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Expressive Avatars in Psychological Intervention and Therapy
Ana Paula Cláudio (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Maria Beatriz Carmo (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), Augusta Gaspar (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal & Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal), and Renato Teixeira (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7371-5.ch002
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A wide range of applications for virtual humans can be envisaged for the needs of both research and intervention in Psychology. This chapter describes the development and preliminary testing of an interactive virtual reality application “Virtual Spectators” – whereby virtual humans with expressive behaviour modelled on the basis of field research in human facial expression in real emotion contexts can be configured to interact with people in an interview or jury. We discuss the possibilities of this application in cognitive behavioural therapy using virtual reality and in nonverbal behaviour.
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Attention and Perception in Social Cognition: Clinical Applications and Practical Implications
Also known as social phobia, SAD is a condition marked by an intense fear of social situations, scared of being negatively evaluated by others.
Published in Chapter: Attention and Perception in Social Cognition: Clinical Applications and Practical Implications; From: Principles and Clinical Interventions in Social Cognition
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