The top indicators that a person may be suffering from social phobia are anxious reactivity social situations, the avoidance of social situations plagued by fear from embarrassment, and disruptions of social functioning (Stravynski, 2007). The purpose of this paper is to explore the history of social phobia, identify the casual factors related to this disorder, and the diagnostic features of this disorder. This paper will also probe into how this disorder causes distress or impairment in a person identified with this disorder and known effective treatments for this disorder. Social phobia was renamed social anxiety disorder in the DSM-5 (Butcher, Hooley, and Mineka, 2013).
The term social phobia became known to the world with the publication …show more content…
People suffering with social phobia will experience fear and anxiety in social situations that seem normal to other people. They feel that other people will look at them and make negative judgment of them. They also have a fear of letting others know that they are suffering from social phobia because of fear of being mocked. In social situations they feel anxiety and this anxiety limits them from living a full life. Because of their anxiety and fears they avoid social situations and limit their interaction with non-familiar people. One reason for their avoidance of social situations is their fear and anxiety levels do not match the level of danger. The distress and impairment experienced by social situations has caused patients become paralyzed and further avoid these events. If these symptoms are present and no other medical condition is present the patient is probably suffering from social
The term social phobia became known to the world with the publication …show more content…
People suffering with social phobia will experience fear and anxiety in social situations that seem normal to other people. They feel that other people will look at them and make negative judgment of them. They also have a fear of letting others know that they are suffering from social phobia because of fear of being mocked. In social situations they feel anxiety and this anxiety limits them from living a full life. Because of their anxiety and fears they avoid social situations and limit their interaction with non-familiar people. One reason for their avoidance of social situations is their fear and anxiety levels do not match the level of danger. The distress and impairment experienced by social situations has caused patients become paralyzed and further avoid these events. If these symptoms are present and no other medical condition is present the patient is probably suffering from social