psychology topics Addictions ADHD Aging Alzheimer's Anger Anxiety Autism Bipolar disorder Bullying Children Death & dying Depression Eating disorders Emotional health Ethics Hate crimes Hypnosis Intelligence Kids & the media Law & psychology Learning & memory Marriage & divorce Natural disasters Obesity Parenting Personality Posttraumatic stress disorder Race Schizophrenia Sexual Abuse Sexuality Shyness Sleep Stress Suicide Teens Testing issues Therapy Trauma Violence Women & men Workplace issues Topics home

Therapy's role in recovery   In the news: Coping with social anxiety   best bets 1. Sports lift esteem in young athletes 2. Painful shyness in children and adults 3. Stemming social phobia 4. Psychotherapy & the treatment of anxiety disorders Advertisements press releases Cynical Shyness Can Precipitate Violence in Males, Say Researchers, and May be Factor in School Shootings (08/18/07) more press releases >> psychology news More than shy April 17, 2008, U.S. News & World Report How to say 'hi' when you are shy April 10, 2008, Forbes Selective mutism and communication anxiety in children April 10, 2008, Advance more psychology news >> Monitor on Psychology Socially isolated and sick (November 2006) Restaurants serve social sustenance (October 2006) more monitor news >> books & videos I Don't Know Why...I Guess I'm Shy Buy this book Cat's Got Your Tongue? A Story for Children Afraid to Speak I Want Your Moo: A Story for Children About Self-Esteem more books & videos on shyness >> journals An fMRI Study of Personality Influences on Brain Reactivity to Emotional Stimuli Extraversion (February 2001) Cross-Cultural Evidence for the Fundamental Features of Extraversion (September 2000) more journals >> internal APA resources Find a psychologist Helping children cope with camp experiences more internal resources >>

© 2008 American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242 Telephone: 800-374-2721; 202-336-5500. TDD/TTY: 202-336-6123 PsychNET® | Contact | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Security | Advertise with us