Social Skills

The personal set of abilities required to successfully interact and communicate with others, both verbally and non-verbally through gestures, body language and personal appearance.

Year introduced: 2015

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Tree Number(s): F01.145.813.828, F01.829.401.737

MeSH Unique ID: D066107

Entry Terms:

• Skill, Social
• Skills, Social
• Social Skill
• Interpersonal Skills
• Interpersonal Skill
• Skill, Interpersonal
• Skills, Interpersonal
• Social Abilities
• Abilities, Social
• Ability, Social
• Social Ability
• Social Competence
• Competence, Social

Previous Indexing:

• Interpersonal Relations (1964-2014)
• Psychology, Social (1963-2014)
• Social Behavior (1970-2014)

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Behavior
Social Behavior
Social Skills

All MeSH Categories
Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Psychology, Social
Interpersonal Relations
Social Skills