2006-09-01 08:38:38 · 7 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
More and more the pendulum is moving toward such personality traits being innate. (Unless this is more of a pathology.) If you have not, take a look at Pinker, *Blank Slate*. Very nice book, largely about this kind of issue.
2006-09-01 08:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by A professor (thus usually wrong) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is learned-- when a person experiences a frightening social trauma, they begin to associate the trauma in a general way. They "learn" that avoiding social events, similar to the traumatic event, makes them feel better and this reinforces the recurrence of avoidance behavior, which is the cornerstone of social phobia. The therapeutic strategy is to use "exposure" and "response prevention." First you exposure yourself to the situation then avoid leaving, your typical response.
2006-09-04 22:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by heyrobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learned from birth.
2006-09-01 15:43:55 · answer #3 · answered by The Man 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its learned.
2006-09-01 15:44:18 · answer #4 · answered by Keira 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find it is a chemical imbalance in the brain,
and largely genetic.
2006-09-03 17:11:18 · answer #5 · answered by Cali Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its learned
2006-09-01 15:41:41 · answer #6 · answered by osu_fanz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its learned......
2006-09-05 07:40:34 · answer #7 · answered by samdesign78 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋