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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group The Limited
ISBN-101849012024
ISBN-139781849012027
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038608452
Product Key Features
Book TitleImproving Social Confidence and Reducing Shyness Using Compassion Focused Therapy
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicPersonal Growth / Happiness, Personal Growth / General, Psychopathology / Depression, Personality, Personal Growth / Self-Esteem
IllustratorYes
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
AuthorLynne Henderson
Book SeriesCompassion Focused Therapy Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal155.232
SynopsisShyness can affect most of us to varying degrees, and tends to affect children more than adults as people tend to grow in confidence as they get older. It is therefore a universal emotion but in some people it is a more pronounced personality trait. Severe shyness is referred to as 'social anxiety disorder', however this self-help book is written for the people experiencing different degrees of shyness. Shyness has evolved as an emotion over thousands of years and can be helpful in some circumstances, however normal shyness can become chronic thanks to negative thoughts, avoidance and withdrawal. While shyness has its functions, it becomes a problem when it interferes with life goals, develops into social anxiety disorder or leads on to 'learned pessimism', mild depression and even 'learned helplessness'. This self-help book, based on the groundbreaking new Compassion Focused Therapy, sets out the background to shyness - its evolutionary functions, why it becomes chronic in some people, and sets out skills and exercises based on CFT to help the reader overcome problematic shyness.