Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * healthy adults 18 and 35
- * fluent in English
- * no history of mental illness (healthy participants: including anxiety, depression, phobia, or any other mental health related disorder diagnosed by a mental health professional)
- * diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (anxious participants: allowed co-morbid disorders include depression, other anxiety disorders, and PTSD)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the experiment period
- * presence of chronic mental illness (healthy participants: as determined by the report of a past diagnosis of mental illness by a physician or psychologist and/or the prescription of medication related to mental health disorder; including anxiety, depression, phobia, or any other diagnosed psychological disorder)
- * presence of non-allowed co-morbid disorders (anxious participants: including, bipolar disorder, psychosis, substance use disorder, neurological disorder, and/or obsessive-compulsive disorder)
- * current and regular use of prescription medications related to mental health disorders
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 55 Years (ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes