Susan Cain's Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?

Susan Cain’s Quiet argues for the power of introverts. In her book, introverts are the main subject of her book. Who are introverts? What makes them different? Those where the main questions I had while reading this book. In this book Susan Cain tells her experience being an introvert, how she once puked before a presentation, she also tells the story of other introverts, how they maintained being introverts in a world filled with extroverts that can do what for introverts seems impossible without having to think twice about it.

Compare and contrast comes in to play at the very beginning of the essay when Tan is describing her mother listening to her giving a lecture.

The study of Social anxiety shows no clear causes for its variety of symptoms, but psychologists have been able to determined triggers and possible factors for its development. As psychologists continue to study social phobia, they have determined many possible causes. Since the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, psychologists have

Name some examples of the effective use of compare and contrast essays. Explain the key differences, identified on pp. 255–256, between the two basic organizational methods for comparison and contrast.

When talking about a compare and contrast essay, I thought about my life. When I was younger I would always compare myself to other people and ask myself why I didn’t have what they had. It almost became an infection, but little did I know it would help me in contrasting and comparing the short stories: “Girl” written by Jamaica Kincaid, and “Two Kinds” written by Amy Tan, tying in women’s rights as the main proprietor. The role of women in “Girl” and “Two Kinds” had similarities in what the mother was supposed to instill in her children, and what happens when women have a voice.

Cain writes about shyness, introversion, social anxiety disorder, and extroversion. She compares introversion to extroversion. We need equally kinds of people in society. In my experience, people display both characteristics at the same time. The article shyness and evolutionary tactic is an interesting article because the current social judgment favors extroverts but does a disservice to introverts who also make important contributions to sociality.

Disorder: Social Anxiety Disorder Because: Some behaviors that are allowed in Western culture might be inappropriate in Eastern culture. Therefore, clinical psychologists should be aware of different sociocultural factors when diagnosing the abnormality of one’s behavior because, for instance, inability to expressing thoughts and feelings might not be solely because of anxiety, and certain behaviors might be common in other culture.

After reading the compare and contrast essay examples, there were three that stood out to me. The essays written by Musser, Vigallon, and Packer are the ones that I will review. I learned a lot from reading these essays, and I will use what I learned when writing my own compare and contrast essay.

Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also know as social phobia, affects between 1.6% and 4.0% of children. Like other anxiety disorders, girls are more likely to be diagnosed with SAD than boys (Chavira & Stein, 2002). The defining features of SAD are excessive self-consciousness that is more than just common shyness. Individuals with SAD fear social or performance situations where they may face scrutiny or humiliation. The two subtypes of SAD are generalized and non-generalized. Approximately 75% of individuals with SAD experience the generalized type, which is characterized by experiencing distress in almost all social situations. Non-generalized SAD is characterized by experiencing anxiety in only one or two types of interpersonal situations, like public speaking. Generalized social anxiety disorder has high comorbidity with major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias, and ADHD. Non-generalized SAD however has low comorbidity with other disorders. Children with selective mutism have a significantly high comorbidity rate with SAD, about 97% to 100% (Chavira & Stein, 2005).

The aim of the paper is to evaluate two different psychological approaches in regards of the view and perspective of different authors and scholars to understand its role in human life especially in handling social and abnormal psychology. In addition, it intent to explain anxiety and its relation to behaviours and psychodynamic approach individually in regards of their differences and similarities.

Susan Cain author of the book “Quiet” gives off a very interesting quote in the front cover of the book, and gives the reader a good focus on what “Quiet” is mainly about “Quiet, The Power Of Introverts In A World That Can’t Stop talking.” Cain wants to show just from a title that extroverts are the ideal that people from the western culture idolized, she speaks highly in the book “Quiet” how introverts are seen as a “second class personality trait”, and the extrovert ideal is praised more ad seen as people who are go getters; who are smarter, better looking people, and fun.. Cain uses herself as an example in the book “Quiet” to show that introverts are not just shy people, who are unattractive. She argues and proves there is more than an extrovert ideal, introverts ! Proving her arguments and facts she parts the book into four.

This essay will discuss the mental disorder known as Social Phobia. The major symptoms of this disorder will be identified before critically considering the difficulties regarding the diagnosis of Social Phobia. Biological and psychosocial explanations will be explored and evaluated appropriately in order to gain a better understanding of this disorder. Furthermore, the treatments in terms of medication and behavioural therapies will be scrutinised and appraised suitably.

In Joan Didion’s essay “On Going Home”, which is written in first person, the essay totally consists of Didion’s memories to reveal her complex emotions and thoughts, and demonstrates her personal reflection to show how her memories influence her idea of the meaning of contrasting with her past and present. Through the essay that based on her experiences, Didion indicates losing of the memories of family is the same meaning of losing the “home” in the circumstance when diminished value of family life from generation to generation by using the contrast, anecdotes, and personal reflection to allow readers think of her idea more deeply and intensively. By using the subject matter ‘home’, the essay demonstrates that family values take a big part

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a better way to assist people who suffer from social anxiety disorder. I will propose a better way I will treat those who suffer with social anxiety disorder. I will explain some realistic actions I will take to help move my proposals in a positive direction. Further, I will discuss the steps I will take to avoid being a “pawn” in the current system. Lastly, I will demonstrate how I am going to really help my clients that are suffering with social anxiety disorder without jeopardizing my career.

Social Phobia, also called social anxiety disorder (SAD), is one of the most common, but misconstrued mental health problems in society. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), over 15 million adults suffer from the disorder. First appearing in the DSM-III as Social Phobia, and later in the DSM-IV as Social Anxiety Disorder, this newly established disorder denotes afflicting stress and anxiety associated with social situations (Zakri 677). According to James W. Jefferson, two forms of Social phobia exist: specific and generalized. Specific social phobia indicates anxiety limited to few performance situations, while generalized indicates anxiety in all social situations (Jefferson). Many people often interchangeably link this disorder to shyness––a personality trait. However, although they have striking similarities, the two are divergent. To begin with, SAD has an extensive etiology ranging from multiple factors. Furthermore, symptoms of various aspects accompany SAD. Moreover, SAD has detrimental impacts affecting quality of life. Lastly, SAD has numerous methods of treatment. Social Phobia is prevalent in both women and men beginning at the onset of puberty (ADAA).