Cognitive factors associated with social anxiety disorder appear to involve
A) normal social information processing but negative beliefs about self and others.
B) abnormal social information processing despite generally positive beliefs about self and others.
C) abnormal social information processing.
D) abnormal social information processing and negative beliefs about self and others.
E) negative beliefs about self and others.

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Research suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder have abnormal social information processing, such as heightened attention to threat cues and negative evaluations of social situations. They also have negative beliefs about themselves and others, such as assuming that they will be rejected or judged harshly. Therefore, the best choice is option D, which includes both abnormal social information processing and negative beliefs about self and others.

Cognitive Factors Associated with Social Anxiety Disorder Appear to Involve