AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -12. Social phobia is characterized by marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations leading to possible embarrassment, and exposure to the threatening situation provokes an immediate anxiety response such as panic attack.

Detailed explanation-2: -Social anxiety is defined as a “marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations” and includes such symptoms as sweating, palpitations, shaking, and respiratory distress.

Detailed explanation-3: -A specific phobia is an intense, persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, situation, or activity, or person.

Detailed explanation-4: -(Social Anxiety Disorder) Social phobia is fear or anxiety about certain social or performance situations. These situations are often avoided or endured with much distress.

Detailed explanation-5: -Social Phobia, or Social Anxiety Disorder, is an anxiety disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations.