This social anxiety disorder test aims to help you discover if your behavior shows any signs of social anxiety of if you suffer from anxious attacks. Below the form you can find an example result and more on this subject.
How does this social anxiety disorder test work?
This is a useful 4 sections personality test that helps you figure out if you have experienced social anxiety disorder symptoms, and at what level you have confronted with it so far.
Within sections 1 and 3 the social anxiety disorder test contains in total 16 questions with social anxiety disorder symptoms where users can answer shortly by YES or NO, while within sections 2 and 4 the test has in total 16 short statements with signs of social anxiety disorder behavior where users are allowed to check as many symptoms as they underwent.
The result comprises of a percentage of relevance for the symptoms discovered and a short status description. Please note that the above test should NOT be considered as a substitute for any professional medical or mental assessment service.
Example message
Presence of social anxiety disorder symptoms: 40.63% - Moderate social anxiety disorder
Based on your answers it is likely that you are undergoing moderate levels of social anxiety disorder. There are important social anxiety disorder symptoms that bother you. The best advice would be to take a look at it and if you consider necessary you may search for a professional assessment of your mental especially if what you are experiencing now seems to be getting worse in time. Please note that only a licensed professional has the authority to officially diagnose an individual with social anxiety disorder symptoms.
What is the social anxiety disorder?
This is a mental illness that can be defined as a chronic condition that makes the individual feel nervous and uncomfortable in different social situations. The social anxiety disorder often conducts people to isolation and avoidance of any social contact. It is also known as social phobia because involves an intense fear of such interactions that leads to both emotional anxious and physical symptoms.
Causes and triggers
As with most health conditions the exact causes are yet to be established but what is known is that there is a certain genetic predisposition as well as a high impact of childhood experience and general upbringing. Having worrisome or anxious parents often leads to a young individual displaying similar signs and unable to cope with social context.
Amongst the triggers of anxious symptoms: meeting new people, being in the attention of others, public speaking, public performance, being watched while exerting a certain activity, taking exams or interacting with important personalities.
Social phobia symptoms
- Avoidance interacting with strange people
- Isolation
- Low self-esteem image
- Avoidance making presentations
- Fear of embarrassment or humiliation
- Fear about being in the spotlight
- Avoidance of eye contact with other people
- Palpitations, difficulty breathing, shaking
- Sweating when participating in social activities
Diagnosis and treatment
Diagnosis is based on a psychological assessment such as the Social Phobia Inventory that delivers a score of anxiety. There might be other types of assessments involved especially if the medical professional suspects other fear causes, substance abuse or presence of accompanying disorders.
Treatment consists mainly in psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy being the most effective example in either individual or group setting. In terms of medication the most used are antidepressants on slowly increasing dosage, usually selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SRRIs which aim to reestablish chemical balance in the brain.
03 Apr, 2015