Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia: A Step-by-Step Guide (Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy)

by Ronald M. Rapee

Book Overview

Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia provides a detailed program for eliminating social anxieties based on the latest cognitive behavioral treatments for social phobia. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765701200
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.3" x 6.1"

Customer Reviews

Best book to overcome social anxiety

I've never left a review for a book, but after reading this really helpful book I am in debt with Mr. Rapee. This is an easy to read book, short (116 p), that goes straight to the point. I've read 5 books on social anxiety and I can say that this is the most practical one, with tips that you can start applying immediately. There are cognitive suggestions to overcome your fears, issues about exposure (what he calls reality testing), and tips about improving your social skills. But remember that this book alone won't cure you: In my case, medication, group therapy, and aerobic exercise (yoga too) are other weapons I'm using to fight sad and anxiety. Good luck.

A Lifesaver!!

My therapist assigned this book when I sought treatment for SA/SP. It was exactly what I needed to get me off the couch and back out into society. Rapee's book offers a plan that's simple and easy to follow, regardless of your educational background. Other reviewers chide the writing as 'low brow' and 'junior high grade level', but they have to remember that SA/SP isn't limited to College Graduates. This book is MUST whether your in therapy or simply looking for a self-help option for SA/SP.

Sharp, lucid guidebook for overcoming social phobia

Rapee's book is short, clear,and simple, but it's a profound contribution to understanding and psychological treatment of social anxiety that focuses on every key aspect of treatment of this widespread, undertreated disorder. In a seamless, organized fashion, the author introduces perspectives and techniques that a social phobic can easily learn and practice. This work represents a foundation which will power up and significantly strengthen the potential of self-help for shyness and social anxiety. It is firmly grounded in cutting edge clinical research and was published concurrent with a scholarly volume on which it is based. Rapee's book may be used in or out of therapy. If the reader has a therapist who doesn't know how to relieve his social phobia, both client and therapist should get this book.

A brillant work with implications for changing patterns of s

A brillant work with implications for changing patterns of shyness