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	"Encyclopedia of Mental Health: Shyness"
		Shyness may be defined experientially as discomfort and/or inhibition in interpersonal situations that interferes with pursuing one's interpersonal or professional goals.
		Shy individuals underestimate their own ability to cope with social situations and are pessimistic about social situations in general, failing to expect favorable responses even when they believe that they are able to perform appropriately and efficaciously.
		Shy people have been found to use alcohol in an effort to relax socially, which may lead to abuse and to impaired social performance, although there is some evidence that suggests that socially phobic individuals drink more frequently, but consume less than others.
	www.shyness.com /encyclopedia.html (7431 words)

	Shyness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Shy people tend to perceive their own shyness as a negative trait and many people are uneasy with shyness, especially in cultures that value individuality and taking charge.
		The genetics of shyness is a relatively small area of research that has been receiving an even smaller amount of attention, although papers on the biological bases of shyness date back at least to 1988.
		A 1996 study of anxiety-related traits (shyness being one of these) remarked that, "Although twin studies have indicated that individual variation in measures of anxiety-related personality traits is 40-60% heritable, none of the relevant genes has yet been identified," and that "10 to 15 genes might be predicted to be involved" in the anxiety trait.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shyness (979 words)

	Shyness
		Shyness can be defined as a feeling of discomfort or inhibition in social or interpersonal situations that keeps you from pursuing your goals, either academic or personal.
		Shy individuals have a wish for more contact with others and are not content with the degree of isolation that pervades their lives.
		Given the large number of people experiencing shyness and the risk of either staying stuck in the shy behavior or developing other maladaptive responses, it becomes clear that it is important to recognize the shyness and work on developing alternative and healthier ways of coping with the fear.
	www.counseling.caltech.edu /articles/shyness.html (1436 words)

	Shyness - Underlying Causes of Feeling Shy. Learn to Cope with Shyness.
		The common experience of being shy in a few social situations is called situational shyness and is not considered to be a behavioral problem.
		Feeling shy in almost all situations is called chronic shyness, and it is, of course, a problem.
		Pathological shyness is the kind of shyness exhibited by a person who becomes very withdrawn from others and avoids all unnecessary contact with other persons.
	www.clarocet.com /encyclopedia/sh-intro.htm (582 words)

	Shyness Information on Healthline
		Shyness is a psychological state that causes a person to feel discomfort in social situations in ways that interfere with enjoyment or that cause avoidance of social contacts altogether.
		Some researchers believe that a shy temperament may require environmental triggers, such as insecurity of attachment in the form of difficult relationships with parents, family conflict or chaos, frequent criticism, a dominating older sibling, or a stressful school environment.
		When shyness is intense, it can often lead to social anxiety disorder or to avoidant personality disorder, both characterized by the avoidance of interpersonal contacts accompanied by significant fears of embarrassment in social interaction.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/shyness-1 (861 words)

	Shake Your Shyness
		In fact, we the shy people of the world are the true "silent majority," because somewhere over the course of our lifetime more than half of the adults in the United States and many other countries have struggled with shyness in one area of their life or another including.
		Shyness is feeling uncomfortable in social situations in ways that interfere with our ability to enjoy ourselves, to perform at the level we're capable of or that cause us to avoid social situations altogether.
		Shyness can vary from feeling mild to moderate discomfort in one or more areas of our life (e.g., meeting new people, public speaking, attending social functions, dating, making cold calls at work) to debilitating levels of anxiety that impact us in almost everything we do.
	www.shakeyourshyness.com (939 words)

	Putting Shyness in the Spotlight
		Shyness tends to strike in certain kinds of social situations — like the first day of school, when you're meeting someone new, initiating a conversation with someone you feel attracted to, or giving a presentation in class.
		When someone is so extremely shy or so fearful about talking to others that he or she just doesn't talk in school, to certain people, or in certain social situations, that's a form of social phobia known as selective mutism.
		Professional therapists who are trained in dealing with shyness can not only help teach a shy person new social skills but also work on managing the anxiety and reducing the stress that go along with social phobia.
	www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_mind/emotions/shyness.html (2062 words)

	Joyce D. Nash, PhD - Specialties
		Professionals and laypersons alike use the term shy to describe persons who are hesitant to engage with others, preferring to be alone or with people they know well.
		Shyness is not necessarily an emotional disorder but rather is considered to be one type of temperament.
		Some people propose that shyness might be on a continuum, such that very shy people whose shyness negatively impacts their life are at one end of the continuum, and those at the other end are shy but it doesn't seriously affect their life.
	www.joycenashphd.com /specialties/shyness.html (696 words)

	"The Shyness Home Page"
		The Shyness Clinic, has become a part of the The Kurt and Barbara Gronowski Clinic at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology located in Los Altos, California.
		Shyness Brochure, a public information brochure (2 pages, 8 panels) on Shyness developed by the Shyness Institute and co-distributed by APA.
		The Shyness Institute, located at 2000 Williams, Palo Alto, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a non-profit research corporation dedicated to research in the areas of shyness, social phobia, and related anxiety disorders.
	www.shyness.com (760 words)

	alt.support.shyness FAQ--Overcome shyness, make friends
		Said one shy person, "it's frustrating to try to be a good person, yet still to be disliked because of your shyness." And unfortunately, the one "negative" trait of shyness can easily offset a dozen other fine qualities in people's minds-especially if that negative trait keeps people from seeing the other, more positive traits.
		The shy person didn't choose to be shy, nor is her shyness necessarily a result of something she did or did not do during childhood or while growing up.
		Shy people, due to their lack of popularity and assertiveness, may be especially susceptible to this kind of treatment.
	members.aol.com /cybernettr/shyness.html (4506 words)

	The London Shyness Centre
		Being shy and lacking confidence is one of the most limiting and painful emotional conditions that 60% of the population lives with to varying degrees.
		Shyness is the crippling and hidden emotion of the century.
		People who are shy or who have low confidence or self esteem are told to "pull themselves together" or "not to be so stupid".
	www.shyness.co.uk (505 words)

	Glosssary
		Reference to the first months of life is due to reports which identify Shyness at this time.
		In Shyness and in Social Phobia, the word has the meaning of execution in the presence of one or more persons.
		It indicates the existence of mild or moderate Shyness, tolerable by the individual, and which does not preclude taking advantage of situations.
	www.social-anxiety-shyness-info.com /glossary (3555 words)

	Shyness Tips
		shy people are often mistaken as arrogant or aloof---even by fellow shy people--when nothing could be farther from the truth.
		shy person in the middle of a crucial business negotiation where power is everything, you may not want to admit to being shy.
		But as shy people, we are more likely to act like the second person and construct a silent barrier of avoided glances, sagging posture and general body language that discourages people from approaching.
	www.shakeyourshyness.com /Tips.HTM (2495 words)

	Combating Shyness
		The agony of shyness transcends national boundaries, or divisions of age, sex, race, and nationality.
		Shyness problems lie on a continuum from mild insecurity to disabling social phobia or avoidance behaviors.
		For those who feel shyness, lack of confidence in social situations, social anxiety, loneliness, etc. are causing significant unhappiness in their lives, I strongly encourage you to seek consultation and/or help with an experienced therapist.
	www.drjeffkaye.com /Shyness.htm (915 words)

	Feelings and Communication: Shyness
		Shyness is extremely common and normal in children, teens and adults.
		Some people who were very shy as kids and don't try to overcome it never grow out of it, and may become shy teens and adults.
		Shyness, which is both an emotional and mental state, is a level of social fitness that is not the most favorable or "healthy." To become more socially healthy, you can change your attitude, behavior and thought processes, or you can change your social surroundings.
	www.pamf.org /preteen/myfeelings/communication/shyness.html (732 words)

	The Shyness Research Institute at IU Southeast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Shyness Research Institute at IU Southeast is dedicated to understanding shyness—a subject which may be of interest, especially for those who dread the social whirl of the holidays.
		I want to help shy people to understand and control their shyness instead of their shyness controlling them.” Carducci and the associates at the SRI receive thousands of responses via postal mail, E-mails, faxes and phone calls from shy individuals of all ages from all over the world.
		Shy as a teenager, he learned first-hand the painful situations a shy person confronts on a daily basis and developed one tried-and-true strategy—service in semi-structured social situations.
	www.indiana.edu /~ocmhp/121004/text/research.shtml (1194 words)

	Lichtenstein Creative Media - The Infinite Mind: Shyness
		Whether shyness proves to be positive or negative for people will depend on their other traits, the environment in which they're raised, and their ability to deal with the cards they're dealt.
		Like many shy people, Kirsten becomes intensely embarrassed when she believes people are looking at her; she remembers turning bright red and slinking down in her seat whenever the teacher would call on her in class.
		For example, if a shy man sees an attractive stranger across the room at a party, he wouldn't be able to go up to her and start a conversation.
	www.lcmedia.com /mind198.htm (1413 words)

	Shyness
		Shyness is very common in children, teens and adults.
		All people feel shy at some time in their lives, but being shy most of the time can cause difficulties with day-to-day activities and relationships.
		If shyness is making someone too unhappy or anxious, remember that trusted adults or school counselors are a good place to turn for help.
	www.pamf.org /teen/life/relationships/shy.html (639 words)

	Shyness
		Shyness means to feel a little scared when you're around other people.
		But if you weren't shy as a little kid, it's still possible to be a shy person.
		You might have learned to be shy because of experiences you've had at school or home.
	kidshealth.org /kid/feeling/thought/shy.html (577 words)

	Shy and Free: A Site that Transforms Shyness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The solution to your shyness may not be what you expect (if it were, you would have already found the answer).
		On one level shyness is a behavior and on another level shyness is an inner guide, an important part of you.
		Emails sent to Shy and Free treat your identity as confidential, yet the content may be shared in the interests of helping others (email address not revealed and names/locations changed so as not to reveal your identity).
	www.shyandfree.com (1523 words)

	Love-shyness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		While many of these men were excellent students, the effects of their shyness had a negative impact on their social lives and diminished many opportunities in their careers in the same manner as it inhibited their love lives.
		He claims that it may be possible for both shy women and homosexual men to become involved in intimate relationships without needing to take any initiative, simply by waiting for a more assertive man to initiate the relationship.
		According to Gilmartin, shy women are as likely or even more likely due to their love-shyness as non-shy women to date, to marry, and to have children, while this is not the case for heterosexual men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Love-shyness (2125 words)

	Shyness Treatment Programs
		Those of you who are shy, know what I mean--the times when you mustered the strength to speak only to find the moment has passed and the conversation moved on.
		Shyness is hard enough for adults to cope with, but imagine being a child---feeling like you don't fit in.
		In this variation on traditional family therapy, parents are first taught skills designed to help help them deal more effectively with their child(ren)'s shyness including: strategies for handling stress and anxiety, tips for shifting negative self-talk and the kinds of social skills we all need to interact comfortably with others.
	www.reneegilbert.com /shyness.htm (1318 words)

	AskMen.com - Shyness
		Shyness is a debilitating condition for many men.
		The truth is that many shy men are exactly the kind of guys women look for.
		A big factor in shyness is the fear of rejection.
	www.askmen.com /dating/dating_top_ten_60/90_dating_list.html (546 words)

	Shyness Research
		For college students, mean = 33.3 for men and 32.4 for women, alpha coefficient =.90, 45-day retest reliability =.88, correlation with aggregated ratings of shyness by friends and family =.68, and correlation with original 9-item version =.96.
		In the scale revision/construction sample of 326 college students the alpha coefficient of internal consistency reliability for the 20-item shyness scales was.94 (M = 51.8; SD = 13.6) and it correlated.96 with the original Cheek and Buss 9-item shyness scale.
		Melchior, L.A., and Cheek, J.M. Shyness and anxious self-preoccupation during a social interaction.
	www.wellesley.edu /Psychology/Cheek/research.html (819 words)

	Science Netlinks: Science Updates
		One test separated the children into two basic groups: novelty-seekers, who loved to handle new objects, explore new places, and interact with their environment, and inhibiteds, who were shy and preferred the comfort of the familiar.
		The amygdala is an ancient part of the brain that seems to be a kind of switchboard: as the world is processed through our senses, the amygdala appears to flag new or unusual information (like loud noises or sudden movement) and send it on to higher parts of the brain for more processing.
		It's likely that shyness is due to a combination of biological and environmental influences.
	www.sciencenetlinks.com /sci_update.cfm?DocID=189 (794 words)

	TIME.com: Secrets of the Shy -- Apr. 4, 2005 -- Page 1
		What he's studying during his unlikely playdates is that elusive temperamental divide between those of us who thrill to the new and those of us who prefer what we know--those who seek out the unfamiliar and those who retreat into the cozy and safe.
		Shyness is a state that can be painful to watch, worse to experience and, in survival terms at least, awfully hard to explain.
		For all the things shyness is, there are a number of things it's not.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,1042458,00.html (730 words)

	Amazon.com: Shyness: What It Is, What to Do About It: Books: Philip G. Zimbardo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Shyness: A Bold New Approach by Bernardo J. Carducci Ph.D. The Shy Child : Overcoming and Preventing Shyness from Infancy to Adulthood by Philip G. Zimbardo
		What Zimbardo actually says that shyness in the extreme, can be a contributing factor to the degradation of one's mental health, which, if unchecked, can in some cases continue to deeper pathologies.
		Let's not misread Zimbardo, whose "...main interest is only in helping shy people remove barriers to their greater freedom, to their fuller participation in life, and to their personal sense of worth and mastery" (120).
	www.amazon.com /Shyness-What-Do-About/dp/0201550180 (1614 words)

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