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"Social anxiety is technically a marked fear of social or performance situations in which negative evaluation may occur.
The DSM-5 defines SAD as a "marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others" (Criterion A; p. 202), with the individual fearing that they will act in a way or show anxiety symptoms that will lead to them being negatively evaluated (Criterion B).
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A phobia is an irrational marked fear of something, and the anxiety produced is often out of proportion with the real threat that's posed by a situation.
On the initial item the participant rates fear of each of the eight situations on a scale ranging from 1 (No fear) to 3 (Marked fear).
In order to establish a diagnosis of SAD on the SPSQ-C, i.e. a probable case of SAD, the student had to rate at least one potentially phobic situation as "marked fear" on the social fear scale.
In order to fulfil a diagnosis of SAD based on the responses on the SPSQ-C, i.e., a probable case of SAD, the respondent had to rate at least one of the eight potentially phobic situations as "marked fear".
Social Phobia is characterized by a marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur.
Social Phobia (SP) is a marked and persistent fear of social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others.
For example, Specific Phobia is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a marked and persistent fear [ 3].
While a rapid decrease in freezing behaviour was observed in LAB rats, HAB rats showed a marked delay in fear extinction indicated by sustained freezing behaviour.
Kinesiophobia is a marked or persistent fear that is often excessive or unreasonable, which is cued by the presence or anticipation of a pain-eliciting situation.
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