46 Which of the following words best describes socially incompetent children?
(A) Shy.
(B) Playful.
(C) Practical.
(D) Anxious.

 In contrast, a shy child who continually works at overcoming social anxiety is likely to overcome it. 

相反，一個持續克服社交焦慮的孩子很可能會克服害羞。

46 Which of the following words best describes socially incompetent children?

(A) Shy.

Children who experience social anxiety—feeling discomfort or distress in social situations—or who are socially incompetent are particularly at risk for developing dependence on electronic media. This is true whether the preferred agent be the Internet, video games, or a smartphone. The more a child hides behind a screen, the more socially awkward he or she becomes, creating a self-perpetuating cycle. In contrast, a shy child who continually works at overcoming social anxiety is likely to overcome it. In the past, the strong desire to belong to a social group during adolescence helped override resistance to social interaction, which would lessen over time simply due to practice. Nowadays, socially anxious or awkward children and teens aren’t forced to practice face-to-face and eye-to-eye interaction because some of their social needs are met online. Thus, in socially anxious children, the ability to tolerate the physical presence of others never builds, and “walls”are erected instead to keep the child feeling safe. An adolescent with somewhat poor social skills in high school can easily become reclusive as a young adult, spending more and more hours online and less and less time interacting in real life. This pattern makes it increasingly harder to make and keep friends. Relationship problems show up at home, too; research indicates that the more time a child spends using the Internet, the less healthy the parent-child relationship becomes. Thus, social incompetence and screen-time represent another bidirectional relationship.  患有社交焦慮症（在社交場合感到不適或困擾）或無社交能力的兒童尤其容易發展對電子媒體的依賴。無論首選代理是Internet，視頻遊戲還是智能手機，都是如此。孩子躲在屏幕後面的次數越多，他或她在社交上的尷尬就越多，形成了一個自我延續的周期。相反，一個持續克服社交焦慮的害羞孩子很可能會克服它。過去，在青春期強烈希望加入一個社會團體有助於消除對社交互動的抵制，這種抵制隨著時間的推移會因實踐而逐漸減少。如今，社交焦慮或尷尬的兒童和青少年因為可以在線上滿足他們的一些社交需求而不必強迫他們進行面對面和眼對眼的互動。因此，在社交焦慮的兒童中，無法建立起容忍他人身體存在的能力，而是豎起了“牆”，以保持兒童的安全感。在高中時社交能力較差的青少年，容易成為一個隱居的年輕人，他們在網絡上花費越來越多的時間，而在現實生活中互動的時間越來越少。這種模式使結交和保留朋友變得越來越困難。關係問題也出現在家裡。研究表明，孩子花在互聯網上的時間越長，親子關係就越不健康。因此，社交能力和屏幕時間代表了另一個雙向關係。

(A) Shy. 羞怯/害羞
(B) Playful. 開玩笑/幽默
(C) Practical. 實際/實踐/適用/應用/實地經驗/老練
(D) Anxious  憂慮/掛心/不安/渴望/熱心的急想/焦慮