Double Entry Journal
Citation: Shy Children, Phobic Adults by Deborah C. Beidel and Samuel M. Turner
Source: Quote (Page #, Paragraph #)
The person recognizes that the fear is
excessive and unreasonable. (Pg. 14,
Paragraph 6)
...the fear is not defined strictly by the
physical parameters of those situations
(Pg. 16, Paragraph 9)
Shy persons often are not considered to have
an emotional disorder but rather are
considered to be temperamentally reserved.
(Pg.17, Paragraph 10)
52% Caucasian, 25% African American,
11% Asian, 5% Latino/Latina, and 2% other
or biracial. (Pg. 86, Paragraph 2)
Among children, girls are generally more
likely to report the presence of fears than
boys...among clinical populations, however,
the gender distribution is more equal (Pg.
85, Paragraph 10)
Taijin kyofu-sho is a fear of causing offense
or embarrassment to others...cultural
emphasis on politeness. (Pg. 87, Paragraph
13)
People with social anxiety may be secretive
about their distress for a variety of reasons.
My Response
I know that I have a problem and that I should
not be feeling this way and that my actions
and thoughts are excessive in many different
regards.
Certain people feel distress in certain
situations. One may have social anxiety but
only feel it when speaking in public
Shy people dont have a problem going out in
public, I do. Shy people dont mind social
interactions. I do.
I believe the reason that there are differences
amongst the percentages in terms of race are
due to culture. I know personally, Asian
culture is less accepting of mental illnesses.
That doesnt mean that the numbers of those
affected by mental illnesses are any lower, it
just means that not many people vocalize their
condition unlike in America.
Girls do tend to be more shy, having been
exposed to children a lot. I have three younger
brothers that have no problem being social at
all. But, when I meet with little girls, more
seem to be reserved and quiet.
This is typically present in Korea and Japan
and even more so in males than females. Ive
never personally experienced this. Im more
concerned about embarrassing myself, but I
understand why the fear could be felt because
I am Korean and I have been in situations
where this fear was in the air
I have never had this issue because I just
didnt like talking to people or seeing their
Sometimes they may be embarrassed about
their inability to control what they, as well as
others, believe they should be able to
control. (Pg. 122, Paragraph. 3)
faces in the first place, I didnt feel the need to
voice my opinions. But, I do know that many
people view social anxiety as just being shy
and that its really not a problem (even though
it is).