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Anticipatory processing in social anxiety: two pilot studies.

Hendrik Hinrichsen1, David M Clark

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, St. George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE, UK. hendrik.hinrichsen@gmx.net

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
|February 20, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Individuals with high social anxiety engage in specific mental processes before social events, which sustain and elevate anxiety. These cognitive patterns, when adopted by others, also increase anticipatory anxiety.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Anticipatory social anxiety involves specific cognitive processes.
  • Understanding these processes is key to managing social anxiety.
  • Previous theories suggest distinct mental patterns in socially anxious individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare cognitive processes in high and low socially anxious individuals before social events.
  • To investigate the anxiety-inducing effects of specific mental processes characteristic of social anxiety.
  • To examine the role of these cognitive processes in sustaining anticipatory anxiety.

Main Methods:

  • Study 1: Semi-structured interviews comparing mental processes of high and low socially anxious individuals.

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  • Study 2: Experimental manipulation where participants engaged in specific mental processes or a distraction task before a speech.
  • Both studies involved participants with varying levels of social anxiety.

    • Main Results:

    • Study 1 identified distinct mental processes associated with high social anxiety.
    • Study 2 demonstrated that engaging in these high-anxiety mental processes increased anticipatory anxiety.
    • These processes led to higher anxiety levels during a public speaking task compared to distraction.

    Conclusions:

    • Systematic differences exist in the mental processes of high and low socially anxious individuals prior to stressful social situations.
    • These cognitive differences appear to play a significant role in maintaining and intensifying anticipatory anxiety.
    • The findings support the idea that cognitive strategies can influence social anxiety levels.