Mental Health among Preschool Children Social Anxiety Disorder among Preschool Children in Baghdad / Iraq

Abstract

Background: Social anxiety (SA) is an intense fear of performing in front of people or other social situations in which the child may feel embarrassed, humiliated or the focus of more attention than he or she wants(1). Children who suffer from social anxiety usually fear from looking foolish or stupid in front of other children or adults(2). Children with social anxiety (SA) avoid social situations or may enter these situations with extreme anxiety, nervousness and stress(3).Social anxiety (SA) is different from shyness. Shy children may be uneasy and quiet around others, but they do not necessarily avoid social or public situations (4). Also, after a short period, shy children usually feel more comfortable while social anxiety disrupts a child’s life by making it difficult to deal with school, social relationships and public situation (5). Few publishing on preschool SA in Iraq. This was the impetus to carry out this work.
 Objective: Enhancement the attendance care of mental health of preschool children.