Chapter 9 — Psychiatry and Mental HealthSOC
social anxiety disorder/SŌ-shăl ăng-ZĪ-ĕ-tē dĭs-ŌR-dĕr/
pathologyintense fear of social situations where the person may be scrutinized or judged, leading to avoidance
intense fear of social situations where the person may be scrutinized or judged, leading to avoidance