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Biological factors: SAD

Many parts of your brain are involved with fear and anxiety, so social anxiety disorder is a complex condition to study. Tilfors (2004) conducted a literature review and concluded that biopsychosocial explanations were the most likely. Twin and family studies support a hereditary predisposition to fearfulness that contributes to SAD and is triggered by environmental factors, with genetics and environment interacting...

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