This discrepancy is almost always realized by the phobic individual. About 5.9 percent of population report a phobia. An intense fear, and avoidance, of public places. Usually for fear of being unable to escape the situation should the individual become incapacitated 2. Onset often accompanied by recurrent panic attacks 3.
Age of onset is typically in late adolescence or early adulthood.
C. Social Phobia 1. GAD, Panic, specific Phobias 5. Onset usually during adolescence 6. Shyness common in population, Social Phobia is not just being shy. Only between 40 to 60 percent of phobics can identify an initial traumatic pairing ii.