Traditionally shyness has been depicted as a ‘female trait’ alongside with compassion, gullibility, moodiness, unpredictability and soft-spokeness. However, since the 21st century the boundary between female and male shyness has been disappearing. Shyness has become more widely known as a social problem for both sexes, and in this post I will examine how this change [...]
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What is the Modern Day Woman?
Posted in * Most Recent Posts, Related Conditions, tagged adjustment, Angelina Jolie, anger, anxiety, Asia, believing, brain, celebrity, Childhood shyness, China, cognitive, confidence, cross cultural, culture, depression, education, entertainment, Forgiveness, health, inspiration, life, motivation, mutism, neuroscience, North America, personal, psychology, relationships, research, rumination, shy, shyness, social, social anxiety, social phobia, therapy, thoughts, writing on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Place Where Shyness is Accepted: China
Posted in Related Conditions, tagged adjustment, anxiety, Asia, believing, brain, Childhood shyness, China, cognitive, confidence, cross cultural, culture, depression, education, entertainment, health, inspiration, life, motivation, mutism, neuroscience, North America, personal, psychology, relationships, research, shy, shyness, social, social anxiety, social phobia, therapy, thoughts, writing on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chinese school systems fostering better psychological adjustment compared to North American schools.
Why All Shy Self-Help Books are the Same
Posted in Related Conditions, tagged believing, brain, Childhood shyness, cognitive, confidence, culture, depression, education, entertainment, health, inspiration, life, motivation, mutism, neuroscience, personal, psychology, relationships, shy, social, social anxiety, social phobia, therapy, thoughts, writing on November 16, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Why are all brains and self-help books on shyness the same?
Blonde Hair + Blue Eyes = Shyness?
Posted in Related Conditions, tagged art, believing, blonde, blue eyes, cognitive, confidence, culture, depression, education, entertainment, facebook, genetics, health, ideal, inspiration, life, media, motivation, movies, music, mutism, ought, personal, psychology, relationships, shy, social, social anxiety, social phobia, technology, therapy, thoughts, twitter, video, weightloss, writing on November 6, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Are you looking for the perfect blonde hair, blue eyed partner? If you are you better throw shyness into the equation! Jerome Kagan reported both blonde hair and blue eyes are associated with a higher fear response. Kagan’s older research showed that in two independent studies that there was an association between inhibition and the [...]
What is the difference between shyness and social phobia?
Posted in Related Conditions, tagged art, believing, cognitive, confidence, culture, depression, education, entertainment, health, ideal, inspiration, life, media, motivation, movies, music, mutism, ought, personal, psychology, relationships, shy, social, social anxiety, social phobia, therapy, thoughts, video, weightloss, writing on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is shyness and social phobia like apples and oranges? Many people stress that shyness and social anxiety are two separate conditions that are completely distinct from each other. Although it is popular to think that way I see more similarities than differences when it comes to these conditions. My view of the paradigm is that [...]
Selective Mutism, Not Mutantism!
Posted in Related Conditions, tagged art, believing, cognitive, confidence, culture, depression, education, entertainment, health, ideal, inspiration, life, media, motivation, movies, music, mutism, ought, personal, psychology, relationships, shy, social anxiety, therapy, thoughts, video, weightloss, writing on October 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was a bit upset by a news report I dug up on selective mutism, and you can watch it here if you’d like: http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&vid=755ad5d8-3003-4b0e-921d-5000453512c1 What struck me as offensive is the fact that they make it seem so bizarre of a condition. Everyone acts more extroverted or introverted depending on the situation. They say [...]
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