title: Blushing and social phobia: a neuroethological speculation.
abstract: Blushing is a well-known but relatively poorly understood phenomenon. This paper reviews the phenomenology, neurobiology, and psychology of blushing. We argue that a neuroethological understanding of blushing provides a useful explanation of many aspects of normal blushing, and leads to a useful account of social phobia. More specifically, we argue that social phobia can be conceptualized in terms of an inappropriate appeasement display.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bouwer
mesh_terms: D001821:Blushing / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009446:Neurobiology; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*