social anxiety disorder: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	SAD • social phobia

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A flowchart illustrating a cycle in social anxiety disorder, where social interaction leads to negative self-evaluation, which causes heightened physiological arousal, then increased self-focused attention, reinforcing the cycle.

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social interaction panic attack anxiety phobia anxiety disorder obsessive-compulsive disorder separation anxiety disorder panic disorder post-traumatic stress disorder

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