Comparison of Executive functions and the Cognitive estimation and Interpretation bias in patients with Social Anxiety disorder and normal individuals

The aim of current study was to investigation the Compare executive functions and cognitive interpretation bias and cognitive estimation in social anxiety disorder patients and healthy controls. In this study, the sample was 100 students with Purposive sampling method selected from public university from the city of Tehran. This means that the first explanation was given about the research and the cooperation to sample every five Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), Cognitive estimation, Cognitive Abilities Questionnaire and¡ Interpretation bias Questionnaire. Then 50 people who score above the cut-off point in Social Phobia Inventory And in the range of subclinical and clinical, and 50 people who score below the cut-off point gained in social anxiety questionnaire formed the sample. The data was analyzed through multivariable analysis of variance. In sum, the finding of current study Interpretation bias in social phobia patients is higher than normal Individuals and cognitive estimation and executive functions in individuals with social anxiety disorder compared to healthy individuals is flawed. So that students with social anxiety disorder have lower performance in the components of other groups of students. This problem must be identified and targeted intervention.