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social phobia
noun
psychol a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations
Example Sentences
Intrigued by shyness, Zimbardo founded the Stanford Shyness Clinic to uncover the roots of anxiety, panic and social phobia.
Another, represented by a robotlike avatar and the username UncleTuskle, said that “as a person with social phobia, it’s easier for me to be here” than in a physical church.
Besides depression, it has been used to treat conditions including bulimia, panic attacks, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and drug abuse.
They took him to a psychologist, who said the boy had developed a social phobia.
The incident triggered intense depression, social phobia and panic disorder, Kwon said.
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