What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?
2. Causes
It tends to be very difficult to understand the exact cause of mental health disorders, and social anxiety disorder is no exception. However we do know that there are certain factors that may contribute to the condition. One of these is the structure of the patient’s brain, and an overactive amygdala is a likely factor in some instances.
Some people may also develop the condition after having had a traumatic social experience, such as a humiliating public ordeal. It is also thought that some people with the condition will develop the condition after learning the behavior from other people around them. Genetic factors are also thought to play a role in some cases.
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