A study conducted by Sandra C. Soares (2015) from the Center for Health Technology and Services Research, the department of Education, and the University of Averio conducted a study on those with high social anxiety (HSA) and low social anxiety (LSA) individuals to find out if those individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) impaired reactions when present different facial expressions in a controlled situation. Soares (2015) found that individuals with social anxiety disorder are susceptible to negative facial expressions, efficiency and effectiveness decrease due to a deep rooted evolutionary origin, and lower response times in those individuals with high social anxiety or low social anxiety. In addition, Soares study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the University of Averio, the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the standards of American Psychological Association were are followed.
In this study Soares (2015) arranged 26 men and 28 women participants into two groups of high and low social anxiety and avoidance based on the Social Interaction and Performance Anxiety and Avoidance Scale (SIPAAS), which is ranted on a scale of one through four. A one represented being low discomfort and anxiety while a four represented a high level of discomfort and anxiety on the SIPAAS scale. …show more content…
In consequences to the accuracy interaction between social anxiety, farcical distraction and perceptual load result in how an individual reacts to social situations when anxiety of negative social interaction may take place. In fact, this study conducted by Soares (2015) adds to the conclusion that many individuals with either high social anxiety or low social anxiety both suffer from lower efficiency and effectiveness when placed in socially anxious
In this study Soares (2015) arranged 26 men and 28 women participants into two groups of high and low social anxiety and avoidance based on the Social Interaction and Performance Anxiety and Avoidance Scale (SIPAAS), which is ranted on a scale of one through four. A one represented being low discomfort and anxiety while a four represented a high level of discomfort and anxiety on the SIPAAS scale. …show more content…
In consequences to the accuracy interaction between social anxiety, farcical distraction and perceptual load result in how an individual reacts to social situations when anxiety of negative social interaction may take place. In fact, this study conducted by Soares (2015) adds to the conclusion that many individuals with either high social anxiety or low social anxiety both suffer from lower efficiency and effectiveness when placed in socially anxious