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Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts is a 2016 non-fiction book written by Susan Cain with Gregory Mone and Erica Moroz, and illustrated by Grant Snider.. Quiet Power is an adaptation for children and teens, and for their educators and parents, of Cain's 2012 adult-audience book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking.
Shyness (also called diffidence) is the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness especially when a person is around other people. This commonly occurs in new situations or with unfamiliar people; a shy person may simply opt to avoid these situations.
[1] [6] [7] Her 2011 study on shyness and social phobia of American teenagers attracted huge media attention. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Other areas of focus include eating disorders , [ 11 ] bipolar disorder , [ 12 ] suicidal behaviors, [ 13 ] and substance abuse [ 14 ] in adolescents.
Cain distinguishes introversion—characterized by her as a preference for a quiet, more minimally stimulating environment [3] [20] [21] —from being shy (a fear of negative judgment), [21] from being anti-social (introverts and extroverts being differently social), [24] and from autism (inability to read social cues and understand other minds ...
Shyness is the feeling of apprehension or emotional insecurity experienced in social association with others, such as being in proximity to others, or approaching and being approached by others. Pages in category "Shyness"
The Shyness Clinic is a clinic founded in the late 1970s by Dr. Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University.Its goal is to research cognitive traits in people with shyness and to offer treatment programs for those specific impairments.
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), or anxious personality disorder, is a cluster C personality disorder characterized by excessive social anxiety and inhibition, fear of intimacy (despite an intense desire for it), severe feelings of inadequacy and inferiority, and an overreliance on avoidance of feared stimuli (e.g., self-imposed social isolation) as a maladaptive coping method. [1]
In a recent survey of teens, it was discovered that 35% of teens use at least one of five social media platforms multiple times throughout the day. [19] Many policymakers have expressed concerns regarding the potential negative impact of social media on mental health because of its relation to suicidal thoughts and ideation. [20]