Anxiety is your friend! Oh, really?

Gilbert

Yes, says Bernardo J. Carducci, professor of psychology at IU Southeast and director of the IUS Shyness Institute. “It is your body telling you to prepare for something important.”

Join Carducci and Kathleen Gilbert, associate professor of applied health science at IU Bloomington, for a conversation about shyness, the art of “small talk” and coping skills for that demanding social circuit called “the holidays.”

If you would like to read more about “small talk” and other anxieties related to the human experience, see today’s health section.

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• Introduction
• Making Small Talk while Being Shy
• Attending Holiday Parties
• Avoid Favorite Topics
• Prof. Carducci's Interest in Shyness Research
• Shy People are Not Alone
• Slow-to-Warm-Up Effect
• Shy Life Journal
• Different Cultural Values
• Being both Socially Successful and Shy
• Myths about Shyness
• Shyness and Internet Use
• Advice to Parents with Shy Children
• Conclusion

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