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2. Social anxiety - Wikipedia

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   Psychology. Social anxiety is the anxiety and fear specifically linked to being in social settings (i.e., interacting with others). [1] Some categories of disorders associated with social anxiety include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, autism spectrum disorders, eating disorders, and substance use disorders. [1]

3. Social anxiety disorder - Wikipedia

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   Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by sentiments of fear and anxiety in social situations, causing considerable distress and impairing ability to function in at least some aspects of daily life. [4]: 15 These fears can be triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others ...

4. Phobia - Wikipedia

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   A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [7][8][9][1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [1] Those affected go to great lengths to avoid the situation or object, to a degree greater than the ...

5. Anxiety disorder - Wikipedia

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   12% per year [ 4 ][ 7 ] Anxiety disorders are a group of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear [ 2 ] such that a person's social, occupational, and personal functions are significantly impaired. [ 2 ] Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability ...

6. Agoraphobia - Wikipedia

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   Agoraphobia is a condition where individuals become anxious in unfamiliar environments or where they perceive that they have little control. Triggers for this anxiety may include wide-open spaces, crowds (social anxiety), or traveling (even short distances). Agoraphobia is often, but not always, compounded by a fear of social embarrassment, as ...

7. Anxiety - Wikipedia

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   Anxiety is an emotion which is characterised by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. [1][2][3] Anxiety is different from fear in that fear is defined as the emotional response to a present threat, whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future one. [4] It is often accompanied by nervous ...

8. Fear of missing out - Wikipedia

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   Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know about or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions that could make one's life better. [ 2 ] FOMO is also associated with a fear of regret, [ 3 ] which may lead to concerns that one might miss an opportunity for social ...

9. Liebowitz social anxiety scale - Wikipedia

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   The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a short questionnaire developed in 1987 by Michael Liebowitz, a psychiatrist and researcher at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. [1] Its purpose is to assess the range of social interaction and performance situations feared by a patient in order to assist in the ...