Social Anxiety And The Bielefeld Questionnaire

Social anxiety or SA is strongly linked to depressive symptoms and is usually a preceding symptom of depression. It is assumed that not secure attachment makes people liable to Social Anxiety and this SA leads to depressive symptoms. A study has been done like this in 2001, but this study goes a step further with its findings while also confirming the results of the previous study. This study’s participants were given the Bielefeld Questionnaire of Client Expectations and the German version of the revised Experiences in Close relationships questionnaire to determine their attachment. Both of these questionnaires are directed at adult attachment, but they focus on different adult relationships. The BQCE focuses on expectations and cognitions …show more content…
I have found out that if a person is for instance attached to a significant other, and something happens to that relationship like a break-up because of not being enough, then that situation will lead the person to be a lot more anxious when it comes to new relationships, and discourage them from trying to find someone new. These types of situations can and in many cases will lead to depression. The very fact that so many people have depression leads me to believe that many people also have problems with attachment and social anxiety. This is a very sad fact, and I believe that we as humans should spend more time, energy and money in improving mental health and preventing such preventable disorders such as this. If a person starts exhibiting behaviors that are associated with depression, then the people close to that person should be able to identify the issue and help that person get through that very intense moment in that person’s lifetime. There is no reason for people to commit acts such as suicide because people should always be there to support a person in trouble. All of the above information is based on a mentally sane and of average mental health …show more content…
The researchers recorded the participant 's’ eyes while they observed graspable and ungraspable objects and tried to see if there was a difference if their hands were free or tied behind their backs. It has been determined that object perception heavily depends on a person’s ability to any in a certain situation. To answer the question, the researchers investigated the gaze behavior in normal, healthy participants observing common tools (eg. pliers for graspable tool, towels for graspable object, and barrels for ungraspable object). They also tried to observe whether being able to act would affect their behavior. To do this, they tied the participants’ hands behind their backs (a method that has proven very effective in affecting performance in tasks that require motor resources). The researchers expected to see a difference in the amount of fixation distribution from the action- relevant to the perceived salient part of the tool when subjects were temporarily unable to perform the wanted actions. Each participant was placed in front of a t.v. screen and shown objects from google of either graspable tools, graspable objects, or ungraspable objects. One group of participants were unconstrained and had their hands laying comfortably. The other group had their hands tied behind their backs. These two groups were compared to see if there a difference in eye