Search for dissertations about: "Social anxiety"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 463 swedish dissertations containing the words Social anxiety.

2. 1. Social Phobia : The Family and the Brain

   Author : Maria Tillfors; Christer Allgulander; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Anticipation; anxiety; avoidant personality disorder; family history; fear; neuroimaging; positron emission tomography; regional cerebral blood flow; social phobia; symptom provocation; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigated family history and neurobiology of social phobia. Social phobia is a disabling disorder characterized by a marked fear of scrutiny in a variety of social situations. READ MORE

4. 2. Diagnosing Sharing Anxiety

   Author : Sigma Dolins; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ridehailing; sharing anxiety; shared autonomous vehicles; ridepooling; on-demand transport; qualitative methods; shared autonomous public transport; autonomous vehicles; public transport;

   Abstract : Numerous studies indicate that the potential of autonomous vehicles (AVs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce traffic congestion, and increase mobility access can only be fully realized through fleets of vehicles being used for shared rides, also known as dynamic ridepooling. This has the potential for transforming the public transport industry, as well as how transportation functions in urban and rural contexts. READ MORE

5. 3. Imaging Anxiety : Neurochemistry in Anxiety Disorders Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography

   Author : Andreas Frick; Mats Fredrikson; Tomas Furmark; David J Nutt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fear; Brain; Serotonin; Neurokinin; Substance P; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder (SAD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and disabling conditions. Largely based on animal and pharmacological studies, both the serotonergic and substance P/neurokinin-1 (SP/NK1) systems have been implicated in their underlying pathology. READ MORE

6. 4. Subjects of Feminism : The Production and Practice of Anxiety in a Swedish Activist Community

   Author : Kristian Sandbekk Norsted; Don Kulick; Fanny Ambjörnsson; Beverley Skeggs; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; anxiety; feminism; feminists; neoliberalism; political activism; Swedish culture; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : Anxiety is a zeitgeist of our time. The range of themes to which anxiety attaches today are truly vast, but anxiety arises and is cultivated in specific ways among different groups of people. READ MORE

7. 5. Attachment and the Development of Personality and Social Functioning

   Author : Mari Fransson; Pehr Granqvist; Carin Tillman; Rolf Holmqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anxiety; loneliness; social competence; Adult Attachment Interview; Separation Anxiety Test; Five Factor Model; absorption; spirituality; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : According to attachment theory, the establishment of an attachment bond to a caregiver not only provides the infant with protection from danger, but also many other resources presumably beneficial to the child’s general psychological development. Although there is substantial empirical support for a link between attachment security and social functioning in childhood and adolescence, less is known about whether childhood attachment contributes to social functioning beyond adolescence. READ MORE