social phobia

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social phobia

(Psychology) Psychol a type of anxiety disorder characterized by shyness and heightened self-consciousness in particular social situations

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social phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)

phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis - an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

androphobia - a morbid fear of men

gynophobia - a morbid fear of women

satanophobia - an abnormal fear of Satan

school phobia - a child's sudden fear of attending school

traumatophobia - a morbid fear of battle or physical injury

xenophobia - a fear of foreigners or strangers

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androphobia gynophobia phobia phobic disorder phobic neurosis satanophobia school phobia traumatophobia xenophobia			WHAT IS SOCIAL PHOBIA Social phobia - or social anxiety - is the fear of interacting with others in various situations groups, work, school, parties, on the telephone, in a market or store, and so on WHAT IS SOCIAL PHOBIA? Healing Social Phobia by Margaret Paul, Ph.D. / Self Improvement community Chih-Hung Ko, of Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, and colleagues examined the relationship between psychiatric symptoms such as ADHD, social phobia and hostility and Internet addiction in 2,293 seventh-graders (1,179 boys and 1,114 girls) from ten junior high schools in southern Taiwan. Depression, hostility increase internet addiction risk in teens by Asian News International Byline: Karen Dent AN internet entrepreneur who overcame a serious social phobia to start her business is aiming for expansion after winning work from clients including Deal or No Deal TV producer Endemol. Emma beats phobia to grow successful venture by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			social dumping Social Education Centre social engineering social event social evolution social exclusion social function social fund social gathering social group social housing social inclusion social inquiry report social insect social insurance Social Insurance Number social intercourse social life social lion social market social movement social occasion social organisation social organization social outcast social phobia social policy social process social psychiatry social psychology social rank social realism social reformer social register social relation social science social scientist social season social secretary social security Social Security Administration Social Security number social service social services Social statics social station social status social stratification social structure social studies social system			Social order Social order Social order Social order Social Order Of the Beauceant Social orders Social orders social organisation Social Organisation Networking for Development Social Organizaiton social organization social organization social organization social organization Social Organization for Environmental Protection Social Organization for Voluntary Action Social organization of cyberspace social OS Social outcast Social outcast Social Overhead Capital Social parasite Social parasitism Social parasitism (biology) Social parasitism (biology) Social parasitism (biology) Social parisitism Social Pattern of Value Social Performance Indicators Social Performance Task Force social phobia Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children Social Phobia Inventory Social Phobia Screening Questionnaire Social planning Social planning Social Planning and Research Council Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan Social Planning Council of Kitchener Waterloo Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto Social Planning Council of Winnipeg Social Planning Development Group Social Planning, Analysis and Administration Consultants social plugin social policy Social Policy Ageing Information Network Social Policy Agenda Social Policy and Social Work Social Policy Association Social Policy Evaluation and Research Social Policy Evaluation Annual Conference Social Policy Obligations Social Policy Question Resource Social Policy Research Institute Social Policy Research Unit

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