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Approximately 240,000 people in Hong Kong are socially anxious and easy to be nervous, flushed and sweaty, free training at HKBU helps adapt

2021-01-18T06:34:56.614Z


Attending parent conferences, company gatherings, or even going out to eat, will be extremely nervous, blushing, dry mouth, sweating, and rapid heartbeat? If the situation lasts for half a year, there is social anxiety at any time, daily work life, and getting along with others


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Written by: Deng Yinglin

2021-01-18 14:22

Last update date: 2021-01-18 14:23

Attending parent conferences, company gatherings, or even going out to eat, will be extremely nervous, blushing, dry mouth, sweating, and rapid heartbeat?

If the situation lasts for half a year, social anxiety will appear at any time, and daily work and life will be greatly affected.

According to the research team of Hong Kong Baptist University, a local study a few years ago estimated that there are more than 240,000 people with social anxiety in Hong Kong. The patients even misunderstand the meaning of others or negatively evaluate their social conditions, which affects work, school, and daily life. However, professional resources are limited and patients are not willing to take the initiative to contact others. Therefore, an online cognitive behavioral therapy program called "Free Social" will be launched today (18th), providing free online courses, VR technology simulation social scene training, and Professional psychological counseling and follow-up assessment, etc., to help them reduce their psychological pressure and adapt to getting along with others.

Hong Kong Baptist University has received funding from the UGC to launch an online cognitive-behavioral therapy program called "Social Free", hoping to help patients with social anxiety.

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The treatment plan was funded by the UGC and the University at $6 million



. A research team from the Hong Kong Baptist University was funded by the UGC and the University at about $6 million. The project will be carried out for a period of four years (2020-2023) called "Free Social". Online cognitive behavioral therapy program.

It is planned that HKBU will cooperate with Stockholm University, Caritas Quanxuan, and virtual reality (VR) social enterprise "AESIR.hk". Starting today (18th), 600 people with social anxiety disorder aged 18 to 70 will be recruited for free Provide them with online courses, VR technology simulation social scene training, as well as professional psychological counseling and tracking evaluation.

According to a survey conducted in Hong Kong in 2015, about 3.2%, or more than 240,000 people in Hong Kong, have social anxiety problems. When in contact with people, patients tend to avoid, feel fear, face redness, sweat, dry mouth and speed up heartbeat.

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Research estimates that more than 240,000 people in Hong Kong have social anxiety

Pan Jiayan, associate professor of the Department of Social Work of HKBU and principal researcher of the "Social Free" project, explained that according to a 2015 Hong Kong survey, about 3.2%, or more than 240,000 people in Hong Kong, have social anxiety problems. Tendency to avoid and feel fear. There will be disproportionate tension in daily simple dealings, physical redness, sweating, dry mouth and rapid heartbeat, etc., from time to time misunderstanding the meaning of others or negative assessment of the social situation in the body, affecting work and school And daily life.

However, she pointed out that the proportion of local psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in Hong Kong is low compared to that of Hong Kong, the waiting time for public services is long, private charges are high, and foreign studies have found that patients with social anxiety are more afraid of seeing a therapist and worry about being labeled , Less than 10% of people are willing to ask for help, so I hope to launch a plan to help them with lower cost or lower pressure online services.

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After the team’s efforts over the past year, the plan will formally recruit participants from today (18th). As the plan is mainly carried out online, the teaching demonstration videos are shot in Chinese and Cantonese. Participants must understand Chinese, Cantonese, and be able to speak Chinese. Text communication, and know how to use online courses.

The team will arrange VR technology simulation training, including imitating the situation of visiting a tea restaurant to help people with social anxiety adapt.

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VR experience job hunting and dining in a tea restaurant begin to adapt



to the selected participants

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, and they can start to receive about 13 weeks of training through the web or mobile app as soon as one to two weeks after registration, including 9 online sessions Recording courses (understanding what is social anxiety, recognizing automated thoughts, behavioral steps, relaxing cognition, case demonstration, etc.), participants can choose a time and place to complete the training at their own pace.



In addition, the team will arrange VR technology simulation training, face-to-face professional psychological counseling, etc., to track and evaluate participants.

Pan Jiayan explained, "It is very difficult to face shocking situations directly, so start from a virtual country." The training includes job hunting and tea restaurant training. Interested parties can register on the relevant website of HKBU.

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