Images of the self and self-esteem: do positive self-images improve self-esteem in social anxiety?

Negative self-images play an important role in maintaining social anxiety disorder. We propose that these images represent the working self in a Self-Memory System that regulates retrieval of self-relevant information in particular situations. Self-esteem, one aspect of the working self, comprises e...

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Main Authors: Hulme, Natalie (Author), Hirsch, Colette (Author), Stopa, Lusia (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012-03-22.
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