Shyness

Like most human behaviors or methods of coping, shyness theories are divided into the nature versus nurture camp. Like most human behaviors as well, shyness and the behavioral, physiological, and cognitive characteristics it manifests in the individual appears to be the result of a combination of environmental and neuro-biological factors. Many theorists argue that shyness is a set of learned behaviors. Others believe that brain chemistry plays a role in the behaviors associated with shyness because serotonin re-uptake inhibitors like Zoloft appear to alleviate the condition in shy individuals who take the drug for depression. Whether it is one or both of these possible causative factors, shyness is defined as "discomfort and/or inhibition in interpersonal situations that interferes with pursuing one's interpersonal or professional goals. It i

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