The Evolutionary Psychological Perspective on Social Anxiety Disorder and Its Underlying Mechanism
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- 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_142How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- social anxiety disorder; evolutionary psychology; shame; social comparison
- Abstract
An evolutionary view of social anxiety disorder in its original occurrence of function and adaptive design helps us understand why SAD exists in the first place. In this paper, we found social anxiety can be a useful strategy to acquire better resources and maintain harmony in interpersonal relationships in ancestral environments. This finding helps us reveal how the mismatch between the ancestral and modern world may cause the overreaction we see in SAD in contemporary contexts. In addition, alcohol seems to be a short-term solution to ease the negative impact of SAD, but its long-term effectiveness requires further research. The paper also introduces compassion therapy to encourage patients to rekindle their passion for themselves by connecting with a friendly social environment. To better understand SAD, we encouraged future research to focus on rebuilding inner values and group relationships.
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TY - CONF AU - Yukai Qiu PY - 2023 DA - 2023/02/13 TI - The Evolutionary Psychological Perspective on Social Anxiety Disorder and Its Underlying Mechanism BT - Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1118 EP - 1123 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_142 DO - 10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_142 ID - Qiu2023 ER -