People with social phobia often go to great lengths to avoid being in social situations. Some evidence suggests several treatments are useful for treatment of social phobia, including exposure treatment , cognitive behavioral group therapy , and systematic desensitization . While other psychotherapies may be helpful for treatment of social phobia, they have not been evaluated scientifically in the same way as the treatments listed here. For more information on Social Phobia, please see the National Institute of Mental Health Phobia Page . Coping with stressors like having a medical procedure performed or taking an important test can be difficult.
People often feel anxious for several days ahead of time, and some even have trouble sleeping.
Everyone feels the pressure of stressors like these, but some people have so much trouble coping that they are unable to continue to function normally. Stress inoculation training is well-established as a beneficial treatment to aid in coping with stressors. While other psychotherapies may be helpful for coping with stressors, they have not been evaluated scientifically in the same way as the treatments listed here.