Social Anxiety Disorder:

• Social Anxiety Disorder also known as social

phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder
characterized by excessive fear, anxiety,
discomfort in social settings.
• Individuals with social anxiety disorder have a
heightened fear of interaction with others in a
variety of social interactions .
Performance-Only Social
Anxiety:
• Individuals with the performance only type of
social anxiety disorder have performance fears
that are typically most impairing in their
professional lives (e.g., musicians, dancers,
performers, athletes) or in roles that require
regular public speaking.
Diagnostic Criteria:
• Excessive fear or anxiety about one or more
social situations
• Fear of acting in a way that will revealed
anxiety symptoms
• Individuals fear of being negatively evaluated
• Social situations almost always cause fear and
anxiety
• Social situations are avoided with intense fear
• In children, anxiety must occur when the child
among peers not just adults
• Fear, anxiety is persistent lasting for 6 months
Associated Features Supporting
Diagnosis:
Individuals with social anxiety may be
• Inadequately assertive
• Rigid body posture
• Inadequate eye contact
• Shy, withdrawn
• Men delaying their marriage
• Women who want to work outside the home may live
as homemaker and mother