What are the major vulnerabilities in people with social anxiety? What are the most promising directions for translational research pertaining to this condition? The present paper provides an integrative summary of basic and applied translational research on social anxiety, emphasizing vulnerability factors. It is divided into two subsections: intrapersonal and interpersonal. The intrapersonal section synthesizes research relating to (a) self-representations and self-referential processes; (b) emotions and their regulation; and (c) cognitive biases: attention, interpretation and judgment, and memory. The interpersonal section summarizes findings regarding the systems of (a) approach and avoidance, (b) affiliation and social rank, and their implications for interpersonal impairments. Our review suggests that the science of social anxiety and, more generally, psychopathology may be advanced by examining processes and their underlying content within broad psychological systems. Increased interaction between basic and applied researchers to diversify and elaborate different perspectives on social anxiety is necessary for progress.

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社交焦虑的脆弱性：整合内部和人际视角


社交焦虑症患者的主要弱点是什么？与这种情况相关的转化研究最有前途的方向是什么？本文对社交焦虑的基础和应用转化研究进行了综合总结，强调了脆弱性因素。它分为两个小节：内部和人际。内心部分综合了与以下方面相关的研究：(a) 自我表征和自我参照过程； (b) 情绪及其调节； (c) 认知偏差：注意力、解释和判断以及记忆。人际部分总结了有关（a）接近和回避、（b）归属和社会等级系统的研究结果，及其对人际障碍的影响。我们的评论表明，通过检查广泛的心理系统中的过程及其潜在内容，可以推进社交焦虑科学以及更广泛的精神病理学的发展。基础研究人员和应用研究人员之间增加互动，以多样化和阐述关于社交焦虑的不同观点，对于进步是必要的。