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    Social Phobia / A Research Proposal

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    This 10 page paper is a research proposal to determine the correlations between self esteem, self-monitoring and social phobia. Social phobia is also called social anxiety. Sections include: abstract; introduction/background, including hypothesis; review of the literature and methodology. Specific social phobia screening and self esteem assessment instruments are discussed. The literature review discusses incidence, symptoms, and treatment interventions. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

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    the correlation between and among self-esteem, self-monitoring and social phobia symptoms. The 250 participants in this study are pre-identified adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18. Two screening  instruments were used prior to the treatment program. The treatment program lasted for 16 weeks and included weekly sessions in cognitive behavioral strategies, including self-monitoring. Self esteem levels were  checked again at ten weeks and again four weeks after the end of therapy to determine the correlation between and among self esteem, self monitoring and symptoms of social phobia.  Introduction and Hypothesis Social phobia, also called social anxiety, is more prevalent in the United States than most people think, up to 14 percent will experience this psychological disorder  at some point in their live. At the worst, social phobia leaves the individual unable to function in any social setting, i.e., wherever there are other people. The patient fears  being teased, evaluated, judged negatively and that is part of the reason for their irrational fear. There are many effects of social phobia, one of which low self esteem.  Victims of this disorder know their fear is irrational but they cant help themselves not feel it, thus, they feel inferior and inadequate. There are only two major treatment  approaches: medications and psychotherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy has shown the greatest promise. Among other elements, this approach includes self-monitoring. The question this investigator has is what effect does self-monitoring  have on self-esteem. One would think that self-monitoring would make the individual more aware of their lack of confidence and the frequency of the symptoms of social phobia, i.e., increased  anxiety. Thus, it would make sense that as a patient engages in more self-monitoring, their already low self-esteem would sink further, which would then cause a domino-type effect leading to 

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