Mental Health among Preschool Children Social Anxiety Disorder among Preschool Children in Baghdad / Iraq
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Social Anxiety disorder, feel embarrassed, avoid social situation, preschool children.Abstract
Background: Social anxiety (SA) is an intense fear of performing in front of people or other social
situations in which the child may feel embarrassed, humiliated or the focus of more attention than
he or she wants(1). Children who suffer from social anxiety usually fear from looking foolish or
stupid in front of other children or adults(2). Children with social anxiety (SA) avoid social
situations or may enter these situations with extreme anxiety, nervousness and stress(3).
Social anxiety (SA) is different from shyness. Shy children may be uneasy and quiet around others,
but they do not necessarily avoid social or public situations (4). Also, after a short period, shy
children usually feel more comfortable while social anxiety disrupts a child’s life by making it
difficult to deal with school, social relationships and public situation (5). Few publishing on
preschool SA in Iraq. This was the impetus to carry out this work.
Objective: Enhancement the attendance care of mental health of preschool children.
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