Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Psychophysiological differences between subgroups of social phobia

S G Hofmann1, M G Newman, A Ehlers

  • 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, California.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology
|February 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The Human Connectome Project of adolescent anxiety and depression dataset.

Scientific data·2024
Same author

Comment on Lundh (2023).

Journal for person-oriented research·2024
Same author

Using diffusion MRI data acquired with ultra-high gradient strength to improve tractography in routine-quality data.

NeuroImage·2021
Same author

Brain function and clinical characterization in the Boston adolescent neuroimaging of depression and anxiety study.

NeuroImage. Clinical·2020
Same author

Letter to the Editors.

Journal of periodontology·2018
Same author

Letters to the Editor.

Journal of periodontology·2018

Individuals with social phobia and avoidant personality disorder (APD) experience higher anxiety and fear but show lower heart rate responses compared to those with social phobia alone. This highlights incongruent physiological and subjective reactions in social anxiety.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Social phobia, characterized by fear of public speaking, is a common anxiety disorder.
  • The co-occurrence of social phobia with avoidant personality disorder (APD) may alter symptom presentation and physiological responses.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for targeted therapeutic interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the differences in subjective anxiety, cognitive fear, and physiological responses (heart rate, respiration) between individuals with social phobia with and without APD, and healthy controls.
  • To examine the relationship between subjective distress and physiological arousal in social phobia subtypes.

Main Methods:

  • Participants meeting DSM-III criteria for social phobia (fear of public speaking) were divided into groups with (n=16) and without (n=14) APD.

Related Experiment Videos

  • A control group (n=22) without anxiety disorders was included.
  • All groups performed public speaking tasks while speaking time, subjective anxiety, fear cognitions, and physiological measures (ECG, respiration) were recorded.

    • Main Results:

    • Controls spoke longer than both social phobia groups.
    • Social phobia with APD reported higher subjective anxiety and fear cognitions than the other groups.
    • Social phobia without APD exhibited higher heart rates during public speaking compared to social phobia with APD and controls, who did not differ significantly.

    Conclusions:

    • Results suggest an incongruent pattern of subjective and physiological responses in social phobia, particularly when comorbid with APD.
    • Individuals with social phobia and APD may experience heightened psychological distress but show blunted physiological arousal in feared situations.
    • Findings underscore the complexity of social anxiety and the need to consider comorbid conditions in assessment and treatment.