Šipka, Dajana (2024). A Multidimensional Perspective on Social Anxiety Disorder and Its Treatment Through Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. (Thesis). Universität Bern, Bern
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Abstract
Throughout the day, we gather and talk with other people and need to perform in different social situations, which can be as small as only signing a document in front of another person. In all those social situations, it is a common human need to come across in a positive way. If we don’t act, behave, or perform in an expected way, social anxiety (SA) and embarrassment can arise. If a person fears being (even potentially) evaluated in a negative way or that others might see their anxiety symptoms in social situations, we speak of a social anxiety disorder (SAD). The aim of this dissertation was to provide a multidimensional perspective on SAD and its treatment through internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT). The multidimensional perspective consisted of an emotion-focused perspective and a structural perspective. From the emotion-focused perspective, the emotion of embarrassment was thematized (Article I), as well as its connection to SA and SAD. From the structural perspective, SA and SAD were analyzed with a focus on the two questionnaires Social Phobia Scale (SPS) and Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS) (Article II), by using factor analyses. The OPTIMIZE project was the main project of this dissertation, where the main components of an ICBT for SAD were examined (Articles III & IV). Concluding, the discussion summarized the outcomes from the emotional and structural perspective and merged the results with the ICBT for SAD, suggesting how ICBT can be expanded with the multidimensional perspective. The particular focus lay on how the knowledge of embarrassment, which is strongly intertwined with SAD, can be used to create a more holistic view of the disorder and its treatment in research as well as clinical practice.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Granting Institution: | Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Bern |
| Dissertation Type: | Cumulative |
| Date of Defense: | 18 December 2024 |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
| Institute / Center: | 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Dajana Šipka |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Feb 2025 11:33 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Feb 2025 11:33 |
| URI: | https://boristheses.unibe.ch/id/eprint/5682 |
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