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SPIN v.1

1. I am afraid of people in authority

2. I am bothered by blushing in front of people.

3. Parties and social events scare me.

4. I avoid talking to people I don’t know.

5. Being criticized scares me a lot.

6. I avoid doing things or speaking to people for fear of embarrassment.

7. Sweating in front of people causes me distress.

8. I avoid going to parties

9. I avoid activities in which I am the center of attention.

10. Talking to strangers scares me.

11. I avoid having to give speeches.

12. I would do anything to avoid being criticized.

13. Heart palpitations bother me when I am around people.

14. I am afraid of doing things when people might be watching.

15. Being embarrassed or looking stupid are among my worst fears.

16. I avoid speaking to anyone in authority.

17. Trembling or shaking in front of others is distressing to me.

The Social Phobia Inventory was derived by Duke University's Behavioural Science Department. It is used to measure and screen for the extent of social phobia and anxiety disorder through 17 questions that require self-assessment around the three important aspects of fear, avoidance and psychological discomfort.

Syeeda S Farruque

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SPIN (The Social Phobia Inventory) is designed on an interviewer-based assessment called the Brief Social Phobia Scale (BSPS) [3] and is a self-assessed 17 part questionnaire that helps to grade and screen for anxiety disorder.

The tool can help to: a) Classify subjects according to whether they can be diagnosed with social phobia or not. b) Quantify the degree of social phobia present in the subject. c) Offer tracking of symptoms over time. d) Offer screening for social phobia by assessing the scores against threshold values. e) Track the effects of treatment alongside other methods. Each of the 17 questions are assessed on a 0 to 4 scale: 0: not at all 1: a little bit 2: somewhat 3: very much 4: extremely The scores range from 0 to 68 and a total score under 20 - little/no anxiety; over 20 indicates a high probability of anxiety disorder classified as mild anxiety, over 30 - moderate anxiety; over 40 - severe anxiety and over 50: very severe anxiety.

Studies on the use of SPIN have been conducted on small numbers of participants, so it should be used in association with other tools to measure anxiety and should be used with care in: - Subjects with DSM-IV social phobia. - Children, ethnic minorities, and non-English speakers.

Ref.1: KM Connor, et al. Psychometric Properties of the Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN): New Self-Rating Scale. British Journ Psych. 2000. Ref.2: Klaus Ranta, et al. Age and Gender Differences in Social Anxiety Symptoms During Adolescence: The Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN) as a Measure. 153(3): Psych Research 261-270. December 2007. Ref.3: Davidson, J. R. T., Miner, C. M., DeVeaugh-Geiss, J., et al (1997) The Brief Social Phobia Scale: a psychometric evaluation. Psychological Medicine, 27, 161 -166.

OBSERVATION.social_phobia_inventory.v1, EVALUATION.social_phobia_inventory_assessment.v1

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