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10 - The self in social anxiety

from Section 3 - The self in specific psychological disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

By
Bree Gregory ,
Lorna Peters  and
Ronald M. Rapee
Edited by
Michael Kyrios ,
Richard Moulding ,
Guy Doron ,
Sunil S. Bhar ,
Maja Nedeljkovic  and
Mario Mikulincer
Foreword by
Aaron T. Beck
Michael Kyrios
Affiliation:
Australian National University, Canberra
Richard Moulding
Affiliation:
Deakin University, Victoria
Guy Doron
Affiliation:
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel
Sunil S. Bhar
Affiliation:
Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria
Maja Nedeljkovic
Affiliation:
Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria
Mario Mikulincer
Affiliation:
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel
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The Self in Understanding and Treating Psychological Disorders , pp. 91 - 101
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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