An article of Social Phobia and cognitive-behavioral therapy

I chose an article related to Phobias. It’s a lot of different phobias which affects a individuals who suffer it. The pacient feels generalized or especefic fear about a object. This reaction is  non-rational and insane relating to the object which produces it. Therefore, it’s very important for the social health to research about its nature, how to treat it and which is the best therapy.

I’m interesting about the social phobia, because, it’s a phobia very common and it can be explained by the individual and competitive society what we live. The article chosen is a review of relevant aspects of social phobia and the stages of treatment within cognitive-behavioral therapy.  

The article says phobia is a chronic and prevalent condition, characterized by social inhibition and excessive shyness. The main techniques used in cognitive-behavioral therapy for social phobia are described and exemplified in a case report. The conclusions is there is a general consensus in the literature that cognitive-behavioral therapy is efficacious.

Specifically, the cognitive aproach consists  in a interpretation or meaning of a given experience which permeated by beliefs or values built by the individual. Then, an cognitive-behavioral therapy provides the patient with a wide and varied repertoire of more adaptive social behaviors, reducing passivity and feelings of impotence or anger, taking into consideration the patient’s characteristics and the social group they belong to.

This research could help to pacients. They could heal efficiently, because, it says the researches. Therefore, the cognitive-behavioral treatment could be useful to my career.

This is the link: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbp/v30s2/en_a07v30s2.pdf