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Social Anxiety: A Modern Construct by amaleni22 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document summarizes a book chapter about the social construction of anxiety disorders. It makes three key points: 1) Reported levels of anxiety have risen dramatically since World War II, with anxiety now being the most common mental health problem globally. 2) While some point to the pace of modern life, the author argues this prevalence is due more to a social ethos that teaches people anxiety is a legitimate response to modern life. 3) The evolution of psychiatry, pharmaceutical industry influe
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