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General Psychology BS 160 4:30 TR Steve Eftink Spring 2001 POPULAR MAGAZINE ARTICLE CRITIQUE #1 “Social Anxiety Disorder/Social Phobia: The Least Understood Anxiety Disorder” By Thomas A. Richards, Ph.D., Psychologist PURPOSE: In my opinion the author of this article has expressed two main purposes. First, he explains the symptoms and diagnoses of social anxiety disorder and how humans demonstrate it. Secondly, he illustrates some of the possible treatments or ways to live with what he titles “The …

…calm their anxieties. The more they practice the quicker the anxiety can be reduced and ultimately conquered. RELATE TO CLASS: This article relates to our class, both in the discussion of social anxiety disorder, as well as the type of treatment, cognitive-behavioral therapy, used to cope with such a disorder as outline in chapter 14. Also, the article elaborates on one of many types of phobias and disorders that the class discussed in chapter 13. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**