Performance Anxiety is perhaps the most common social fear. Also called Stage Fright, Performance Anxiety is the fear of being in front of an audience, and all of the corollaries that are associated with the condition...Performance Anxiety is perhaps the most common social fear. Also called Stage Fright, Performance Anxiety is the fear of being in front of an audience, and all of the corollaries that are associated with the condition. The condition can be almost debilitating, and is all the more devastating to a seasoned professional performer who continues to be afflicted by the situation. Although there are numerous causes as the root of Performance Anxiety in different people, a significant reason for Performance Anxiety is a behavioral pattern that psychoanalysts call the Fight or Flight Syndrome. This syndrome is the focus of this paper. This paper identifies a number of the symptoms of Performance Anxiety along with many of the false antidotes that are suggested by friends and associates. Evidence is presented to support the realization that most audiences are not the enemy. Recommendations and a treatment plan are suggested which are designed to alleviate Performance Anxiety issues and are based on principles of behavioral modification.展开更多
文摘Performance Anxiety is perhaps the most common social fear. Also called Stage Fright, Performance Anxiety is the fear of being in front of an audience, and all of the corollaries that are associated with the condition. The condition can be almost debilitating, and is all the more devastating to a seasoned professional performer who continues to be afflicted by the situation. Although there are numerous causes as the root of Performance Anxiety in different people, a significant reason for Performance Anxiety is a behavioral pattern that psychoanalysts call the Fight or Flight Syndrome. This syndrome is the focus of this paper. This paper identifies a number of the symptoms of Performance Anxiety along with many of the false antidotes that are suggested by friends and associates. Evidence is presented to support the realization that most audiences are not the enemy. Recommendations and a treatment plan are suggested which are designed to alleviate Performance Anxiety issues and are based on principles of behavioral modification.
