T12 – 2.2 What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Criterion B-E

What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Criterion B-E

Criterion B: The individual fears that he or she will act in a way or show anxiety symptoms that will be negatively evaluated (i.e., will be humiliating or embarrassing; will lead to rejection or offend others).

Criterion C: The social situations almost always provoke fear or anxiety.

Criterion D: The social situations are avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety.

Criterion E: The fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual threat posed by the social situation and to the sociocultural context.

(APA, 2022)