Social Anxiety Disorder

Definition

Social Anxiety Disorder is a chronic mental health condition where social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment.

Related terms

Agoraphobia: An extreme or irrational fear of entering open or crowded places, leaving one's own home, or being in places from which escape is difficult.

Performance Anxiety: The severe nervousness felt by some individuals when they are due to perform before an audience.

Selective Mutism: A complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak in select social settings.