Specific social phobia

Mental health professionals often distinguish between generalized social phobia den specific social phobia.Crozier, W. Ray; Alden, Lynn E. International Handbook of Social Anxiety: Concepts, Research, and Interventions Relating to the Self and Shyness. New York John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (UK), 2001. . People plus generalized social phobia get great distress insyd a wide range of social situations. Those plus specific social phobia fi experience anxiety per insyd a few situations. De term "specific social phobia" sanso fi refer to specific forms of non-clinical social anxiety.

De most common specific social phobia be glossophobia (de fear of public speaking) den stage fright (de fear of performance). Odas dey include fears of intimacy anaa sexual encounters, using public restrooms (paruresis), attending social gatherings, using telephones, den dealing plus authority figures.

Specific social phobia fi be classified into performance fears den interaction fears, i.e., fears of acting insyd a social setting den interacting plus oda people, respectively. De cause of social phobia no be definite.

Symptoms of social phobia fi occur insyd late adolescence wen youths highly dey value de impressions dem give off to dema peers. Clinical experience of de prognosis of social phobia dey show say e fi prolong for chaw years buh dat e dey improve by mid life.

 References 

External links
 Nardil.org - Information on drug treatment for people with social anxiety and depression
 Anxiety Disorders Association of America - Help for people with anxiety disorders, including social phobia and social anxiety disorder

Category:Anxiety disorders
Category:Phobias