Here, the foremost researchers explore the biological and psychological determinants of shyness and fear and the development and outcomes of extreme bashfulness. It will be an invaluable resource for all those interested or involved in the mental health field.
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I. THE PHENOMENA AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDHOOD SHYNESS AND FEAR: CONCEPTUAL AND BIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. The concept of behavioral inhibition, Jerome Kagan
2. Individual differences in childhood shyness: Distinguishing fearful and self-conscious shyness, W. Raymond Crozier
3. Attachment, temperament, and adrenocortical function in infancy, Kathy Stansbury
4. Socially-anxious "Jack," socially-avoidant "Jill": Conceptual, biological, and behavioral distinctions among different categories of shy children, Louis A. Schmidt and Nathan A. Fox
5. Behavioral inhibition and the emotional circuitry of the brain: Stability and plasticity during the early childhood years, Richard J. Davidson and Maureen Rickman
Commentary: Mary K. Rothbart
II. ENDOCRINE AND NEURAL BASIS OF FEAR: IMPLICATIONS FOR UNDERSTANDING EXTREME SHYNESS AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME
6. Neural mechanisms and the development of individual differences in behavioral inhibition, Lorey K. Takahashi and Ned H. Kalin
7. Neural circuits underlying fear, Karim Nader and Joseph E. LeDoux
8. Neuroendocrine regulation of fear and anxiety, Jay Shulkin and Jeffrey B. Rosen
9. Life-long effects of hormones on brain development: Relation to healh and disease, Bruce S. McEwen
Commentary: George P. Chrousos and Philip W. Gold
III. DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES
10. Varieties of shyness in adolescence and adulthood, Jonathan M. Cheek and Elena Krasnoperova
11. The natural course of shyness and related syndromes, Deborah C. Biedel and Samuel M. Turner
12. High sensitivity as one source of fearfulness and shyness: Preliminary research and clinical implications, Elaine N. Aron
13. Extreme fear and shyness: treatment and intervention, Franklin R. Schneier
Commentary: Lynne Hendersen and Philip G. Zimbardo
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