Socialized Anxiety, by Allison Davis

Socialization

Is the process in which an individual learns andadapts to the ways, ideas, values or rules of hisculture and this has an effect into hispersonality because he adopts all this as his.

Development

Acceptable

Reward

Unacceptable

Punishment

"Adolescents with a strongly developed social anxiety, therefore, usually

strive for the approved social goals most eagerly and learn most

successfully". Allison Davis

Social Anxiety

“Anticipation of discomfort”

Effective socialization depends on the amount of adaptive or socialized

anxiety implanted in his/her brain

Examples

• Getting into College

• Choosing a career

• Parents frustrated dreams

• Getting a job

Bibliography

• Adolescence overview [Online] Available at

http://www.psyking.net/id183.htm

[Consulted on Wednesday May 25 2011]