Understanding Social Anxiety might be used as a supplemental text for a variety of courses in social, personality, clinical and counseling psychology. Not only does it provide the student with an overview of an important and inherently interesting psychological phenomenon, it also demonstrates the interconnections among what student often perceive as unrelated subareas of behavioral science. It shows the applicability of 'basic' theory and research to clinical practice and the reciprocal impact of 'applied' work on basic understanding. The book is particularly appropriate for the growing number of courses dealing specifically with integrations of clinical counseling and social personality psychology.