Anxiety Disorders

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Social anxiety disorder involves marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situation whereby an individual is exposed to possible scrutiny of others including general social situations, meeting unfamiliar people, public speaking or eating in front of others. An individual with social anxiety disorder fears that they will appear anxious to others and will be negatively evaluated or rejected. The social situation almost always provokes anxiety and is therefore often avoided. To find out […]