Social phobia

Definition: An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the individual believes that he or she will be scrutinized by others. Exposure to social situations immediately provokes an anxiety response. In adults, the social phobia is recognized as excessive or unreasonable.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): social anxiety disorder, social phobia, Social Anxiety Disorde r

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