Eligibility Details:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women, age 22-45
- For patients: treatment-seeking individuals presenting with at least moderate levels
of social anxiety/body dysmorphic symptoms, and a score of at least 1 SD above the
mean on the public self-consciousness scale of the Self-Consciousness Scale- Revised
- For healthy controls only: no current or lifetime history of psychiatric disorders,
and score of below 1 SD of mean on the SCS-R
- Right-handed, as determined by the Handedness Inventory
- Fluent in English, and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Positive MR screen
- History of head injury, neurological disorder, or neurosurgical procedure
- Active suicidal or homicidal ideation
- Current or past manic/hypomanic episode or psychotic symptoms
- Active alcohol and substance dependence (as assessed by the SCID-5-RV
- Current use of psychotropic medications, except antidepressants taken at a stable dose
for 2 weeks, to maximize generalizability of sample
- Current CBT and/or formal mindfulness/meditation training
- History of more than 10 sessions of CBT and formal mindfulness/meditation training