A Descriptive Study of the Similitude That Exists Between Shyness, Generalized Social Phobia, and Avoidant Personality Disorder
Date of Graduation
Spring 1996
Degree
Master of Science in Counseling
Department
Counseling, Leadership, and Special Education
Committee Chair
Paul Enochs
Abstract
This study investigated the absence of distinct boundaries and the conceptual similarities of generalized social phobia (GSP), avoidant personality disorder (APD), and shyness. Past research on GSP and APD, conducted by Herbert, J.D., Hope, D.A., and Bellack, A.S. (1992; Holt, C.S., Heimberg, R.G., and Hope, D.A. (1992); and Turner, S.M., Beidel, D.C., and Townsley, R.M. (1990), was compared with research conducted on a group of shy college students. When examining social anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, and avoidant behaviors, the data supported the generalization that shyness, GSP, and APD appear to be overlapping constructs that have only minor differences with respect to severity of dysfunction.
Subject Categories
Counseling
Copyright
© Beverly Diane Austin
Recommended Citation
Austin, Beverly Diane, "A Descriptive Study of the Similitude That Exists Between Shyness, Generalized Social Phobia, and Avoidant Personality Disorder" (1996). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 692.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/692
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