Introduction and Definition of Anticipatory Social Anxiety Anticipatory Social Anxiety (ASA) refers to the experience of intense, excessive worry and distress that occurs prior to entering a specific social or performance situation. While social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by fear across a range of social contexts, ASA specifically captures the temporal dimension of this […]
Appearance Based Rejection Sensitivity: Definition and Scope Appearance Based Rejection Sensitivity, or ABRS, is defined as a specialized cognitive-affective processing disposition characterized by anxious concern and heightened expectations regarding the possibility of rejection specifically due to one’s physical appearance or perceived aesthetic flaws. This construct is deeply rooted in the broader theory of Rejection Sensitivity […]