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Author Markway, Barbara G.

Title Dying of embarrassment : help for social anxiety & phobia / Barbara G. Markway ... [and others]
Published Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, 1992

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 MELB  616.8522 Mar/Doe  AVAILABLE
Description vi, 199 pages ; 23 cm
Contents section 1. Understanding social phobia : the fear of disapproval -- 1. The nature of social phobia -- 2. The causes of social phobia -- section 2. Preparing for recovery -- 3. Setting your goals and objectives -- 4. Assessing your fears and developing your recovery plan -- section 3. Learning skills to handle the fear of disapproval -- 5. Handling your body's reaction to fear -- 6. Handling your mind's reaction to fear -- section 4. Facing your fear of disapproval -- 7. Exposure : a method for facing your fears -- 8. Ranking your fears : creating an exposure hierarchy -- 9. Carrying out your exposures -- 10. Principles of successful exposure -- section 5. Other things to consider -- 11. What if I need other skills? -- 12. What if stress interferes with my progress? -- 13. What if I have other problems? -- 14. What if I need greater incentive? -- 15. How do I maintain my progress? -- 16. What if I need medication? -- 17. How do I find professional help? -- 18. Some final comments : future directions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-199)
Issuing Body Full bibliographic record available from Mason's Book Centre
Subject Self-help techniques.
Social phobia -- Patients -- Rehabilitation.
Anxiety Disorders.
Phobic Disorders.
Self Care.
Anxiety.
Phobic Disorders -- therapy.
Phobic Disorders.
Genre/Form Popular Work.
Author Markway, Barbara G.
LC no. 92061814
ISBN 1879237237 (paperback)
1879237245 (hardcover)