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Abstract
The current paper presents a model of the experience of anxiety in social/evaluative
situations in people with social phobia. The model describes the manner in which people
with social phobia perceive and process information related to potential evaluation
and the way in which these processes differ between people high and low in social
anxiety. It is argued that distortions and biases in the processing of social/evaluative
information lead to heightened anxiety in social situations and, in turn, help to
maintain social phobia. Potential etiological factors as well as treatment implications
are also discussed.