It involves excessive shyness, being easily embarrassed, or being too afraid of what others think. Children with social phobia can have trouble taking tests, talking in class, or meeting new people. Generalized Anxiety Disorder is associated with excessive and frequent worrying about all sorts of things. Children or teens with this problem may seem always to expect the worst. They worry about things like grades, friends, family, even though there may be no real reason to worry.
Panic Disorder involves feeling very afraid all of a sudden, for no apparent reason.
Occurring more often in older children, panic attacks can happen several times a week, or even several times a day. This often causes fear of having another attack, because attacks can come without warning. Agoraphobia describes the fear of going places. Children or teens with agoraphobia may avoid leaving the home, because of a fear that they might feel unsafe or panicked, and would be unable to get help. Agoraphobia is especially common in children with panic disorder.