Search for dissertations about: "social anxiety"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 462 swedish dissertations containing the words social anxiety.
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1. Social Phobia : The Family and the Brain
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
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2. Diagnosing Sharing Anxiety
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
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3. Imaging Anxiety : Neurochemistry in Anxiety Disorders Assessed by Positron Emission Tomography
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
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4. Subjects of Feminism : The Production and Practice of Anxiety in a Swedish Activist Community
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
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5. Attachment and the Development of Personality and Social Functioning
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