A marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others. |
The person fears that he or she will act in a way (or show symptoms of anxiety) that will be humiliating or embarrassing. |
Exposure to the feared social situation almost invariably provokes anxiety, which may take the form of a panic attack. |
The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. |
The feared social or performance situations are avoided or endured with intense anxiety or distress. |
The condition interferes significantly with the person's normal routine, occupational (or academic) functioning, or social activities or relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia. |
The fear or avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder. |
If a general medical condition or another mental disorder is present, the social or performance fear is unrelated to it (eg, the fear is not of trembling in Parkinson's disease). |
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