HTH A56 - Panic and Social Anxiety

Course Description

Therapists have to deal with a changing world of causes and symptoms of social anxiety. In 2008, the Internet was placed into our hands on phones for 24/7 electronic connection, and the iGen became the first generation to grow up with the impact of social media profoundly affecting social learning. This seminar looks at “the new social anxiety”—from anxiety over ‘adulting’ due to lack of competence (genuine deficits of skills) to lack of confidence from lack of life experience. Constant exposure to negative self-comparison over social media also spurs anxiety that has interesting new names like FOMO (fear of missing out). Other age groups experience this impact as well. Millenials, Gen X, parents, and the aging population are distinctly affected by the changes in social structure brought about by electronic connection.