Shyness
"Shyness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Discomfort and partial inhibition of the usual forms of behavior when in the presence of others.
| Descriptor ID |
D012792
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.617
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shyness" by people in Profiles.
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Jarcho JM, Davis MM, Shechner T, Degnan KA, Henderson HA, Stoddard J, Fox NA, Leibenluft E, Pine DS, Nelson EE. Early-Childhood Social Reticence Predicts Brain Function in Preadolescent Youths During Distinct Forms of Peer Evaluation. Psychol Sci. 2016 06; 27(6):821-35.
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Smith AK, Rhee SH, Corley RP, Friedman NP, Hewitt JK, Robinson JL. The magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on parental and observational measures of behavioral inhibition and shyness in toddlerhood. Behav Genet. 2012 Sep; 42(5):764-77.
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Booth R. A short-term peer model for treating shyness in college students: a note on an exploratory study. Psychol Rep. 1990 Apr; 66(2):417-8.