social anxiety

DSM-V definition

• A persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others.
• Exposure to the feared situation almost invariably provokes anxiety.
• The person recognizes that this fear is unreasonable or excessive.
• The feared situations are avoided or else are endured with intense anxiety and distress.
• The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or performance situations interferes significantly with the person's normal routine, social activities, or relationships..
• The fear, anxiety, or avoidance is persistent, typically lasting 6 or more months.
• The fear or avoidance is not due to direct physiological effects of a substance (drugs, medications, etc.) or a general medical condition not better accounted for by another mental disorder...

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