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Shyness

            Shyness is a self-conscious act in which a person avoids establishing personal.
             relations with others to avoid notice making them appear to be timid and reserved. It is a.
             common reaction. In 1970, Zimbardo conducted a study to see if this was a prevalent.
             emotion. He asked his subjects if shyness caused discomfort or inhibited them from.
             pursuing their interpersonal or professional goals. Forty percent of the subjects he.
             questioned reported that they were chronically shy (2). A recent survey of a new group of.
             subjects in 1994 showed that this percent had increased to 50 percent (Zimbardo 2). Out.
             of the subjects questioned 13.3 percent had felt their shyness was so debilitating that they.
             had sought medical treatment (2). Only 5 percent believed that they had never felt shy (3). .
             Most of the respondents viewed their shyness as being painful because they did not feel.
             that they were in control of their lives. They believed their shyness made them more.
             ineffective in both their personal and professional interactions with other people.
             In subsequent studies, Ovalsen found that shyness seemed to be more apparent in.
             children than adults ("Guys Guide to Girls"). His subjects believed that most shy children.
             learn to compensate for their shyness and adapt by adjusting their lifestyle to hide their.
             loneliness and anxiety. His studies did not find shyness to be more prevalent in any.
             particular gender reporting that equal numbers of men and women suffer from shyness.
            


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1. Shyness

... , not feeling comfortable around peers, and not being able to communicate thoughts or feelings directly, is hazardous to a person's psychological well being (Kemple, 1995). Unfortunately children who suffer from shyness frequently go unnoticed by teachers and parents. Shy children are usually well behaved, quiet, and follow the rules they are supposed to (Zimbardo, 1981). Teachers may mistake a shy child as ... she suggests that parents should refrain from being overprotective, children need to overcome their own challenges, if a parent steps in every time a situation arises, it will onl...

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  • Approx Pages: 12
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2. Childhood Shyness and Children's Literature

... , not feeling comfortable around peers, and not being able to communicate thoughts or feelings directly, is hazardous to a person's psychological well being (Kemple, 1995). Unfortunately children who suffer from shyness frequently go unnoticed by teachers and parents. Shy children are usually well behaved, quiet, and follow the rules they are supposed to (Zimbardo, 1981). Teachers may mistake a shy child as ... she suggests that parents should refrain from being overprotective, children need to overcome their own challenges, if a parent steps in every time a situation arises, it will onl...

  • Word Count: 3090
  • Approx Pages: 12
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3. Shyness

... these two sexes. Because of that, boys and girls and their developmental stages should be examined separately. From Rubin and Asendorpf's point of view, two aspects of shyness should be studied in children. These two aspects are: fear of unfamiliar people and social withdrawal. In most of the cases, the fear of unfamiliar people and more developed version ... Ray (1993), some people are shy in some situations and shy people are shy in most circumstances (Manning & Ray, 1993). This opinion supports that every person has a hidden shyness in him but the hidden shyness arises in some situa...

  • Word Count: 870
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

4. Causes and Symptoms of Shyness

... lives. (Carducci 4). Many people think that it is not a serious matter but I think otherwise. My topic for this essay is about shyness and my research question for this essay is "How does shyness affect a person's identity development"? I have chosen this topic because I was a very shy person growing up. When I was ... a kid I hardly talked to anyone and was not very happy because I did not have a lot of friends, because of my shyness. I want to show my readers that shyness is a serious matter and that people who are not shy are more successful in life. People who are shy are usually sad...

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5. Challenging Extreme Shyness

... disorder," says Richard Heimberg, head of the Adult Anxiety Clinic at Philadelphia's Temple University. "It's a horrid part of their existence." Social Anxiety disorder is more than just a bad case of shyness. Intense and unremitting, it can make people feel worthless and powerless to move forward in their lives. Like almost every other human condition, the disorder appears to be triggered by ... ...

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6. Shy: Are we born this way

... are you destined to be shy? Being born with an inhibited temperament does not answer all the questions about why you might grow up to be a shy adult. If shyness were based solely on inborn biological factors, then you would expect that since approximately 20 percent of infants are born with an inhibited temperament, a corresponding 20 percent of adults ... as lack of family support, moving/relocating, parental absence, birth order, overprotective parents, parental neglect, and parents not teaching them social skills.(Carducci, 2000) Another 20 percent indicated their shyness was due to p...

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7. My Greatest Weaknesses

... far back as I can remember, there has never been a time where I have done something confidently without being put down and this has been the biggest factor behind my weakness. My shyness has been one of those things that came along with my lack of confidence. Over the years as I have gotten older, I understood things better. I feel as I understood these things better ... I finally realized there is something about me that I must change. It turned out to be exactly one of my biggest weaknesses, my lack of confidence and my ridiculous amount of shyness. Lacking confidence has always affec...

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8. The Glass Manegerie

... forget everything. Tom lives a new life, and his old one is the memory. The most important memory is that of the unicorn. This glass menagerie indicates Laura's fragileness and her shyness. The unicorn portrays Laura's distinctiveness from everybody else. It had a horn and was different from the other horses. Laura had a bad leg which made her different. When Laura gave Him ... people started to come around and talk to him because of Jim. Jim also broke the barrier between Laura and her shyness. Jim had such a great impact on Laura and also helped Tom become more liked by his colleagues...

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9. Class Roles in Pygmalion

... apparent the she is quite troubled. Laura is unable to take a simple typing test without getting so anxiety struck that she gets sick. Due to Laura's shyness, she drops out of school and spends her days wandering the city alone, hiding her failure in business school from her mother. Laura wanders to such places ... future of all of the family members depends on what takes place. Laura meets Jim at the door and his demeanor is casual and friendly, while her shyness is painfully obvious. This man that she has always carried in her heart has suddenly become a reality. Laura reminds Jim that...

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