Shyness Is Linked to One's Acute Awareness of Oneself as a Social

question 739

Short Answer

Shyness is linked to one's acute awareness of oneself as a social object, which is called __________ self-consciousness.

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Definitions:

Specific Body Weight

The particular weight that an individual's body tends to maintain, influenced by genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors.

Ghrelin

A hormone produced mainly by the stomach that stimulates appetite and signals the brain to increase food intake.

Leptin

A hormone involved in regulating energy balance by inhibiting hunger, thereby regulating fat storage in the body.

PYY

Peptide YY is a hormone produced in the gut in response to eating, which has been associated with reducing appetite and inhibiting food intake.