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Many people from Eastern countries feel threatened or uncertain about unknown situations, while those in Western cultures tend to not worry about the future as much. This uncertainty avoidance also connects to how these two different cultures view Social Anxiety.
Cultures with high UAI often desire strict rules, resist change, worry about future situations, and prefer a formalized and standardized environment. Cultures with low UAI are open for new things, embrace change, and are flexible towards rules and formalities.
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TKS is very widespread in Asian cultures.
This phenomenon is most common among those who grew up according to the customs and social expectations of Japanese culture. Taijin Kyofusho is characterized by a crippling fear of social interactions and a vivid awareness of everything that could possibly go wrong. This includes things such as having an offensive body odor or doing something that will offend someone in any other way. It is unsurprising that this condition should arise in Japanese culture, since it is well known for placing importance on keeping up appearances and etiquette in social situations.
Cultures with a low LTO cultivate virtues related to the past and present. They foster:
Cultures with high LTO cultivate virtues that are oriented toward sustainable future rewards. They foster:
High MAS cultures, like Japan, value performance and success. They also value:
Lower MAS cultures, like the US, value quality of life and care for others. They also value:
The following situations are often stressful for people with social anxiety disorder:
Meeting new people
Being the center of attention
Being watched while doing something
Making small talk
Public speaking
Performing on stage
Talking with “important” people or authority figures
Being called on in class
Being teased or criticized
Going on a date
Making phone calls
Using public bathrooms
Taking exams
Eating or drinking in public
Speaking up in a meeting
Attending parties or other social gatherings
Transient: This type of TKS is short-lived and moderately severe. It most commonly appears in teens, but it can occur at any time.
Delusional: This is the most common type of TKS and is the most similar to social phobia. It is chronic, often begins before the age of 30, and varies in severity from moderate to severe.
Phobic with Schizophrenia: This is a more complicated disorder. TKS is a part of schizophrenic reactions, rather than a phobia.
Cultures with low power distance, such as the United States, are used to sharing the power. In these cultures people are more likely to focus on themselves, and therefore would have an increased chance of social anxiety.
Most Eastern cultures have a high power distance where hierarchies are accepted. People are expected show respect to those superior and ranked above them. The emphasis of fear focuses more on making others feel uncomfortable, hence the higher the development of a disorder such as TKS.
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SAD can be treated in three ways: Medication, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and a combination of both.
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's):
Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs):
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs):
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The most effective treatment for SAD and is:
CBT draws on a number of theurapeutic strategies when addressing SAD that include the following components: