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social anxiety disorder
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Corrected display issue.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 20, 2023
Added an illustration of automatic negative self-evaluation feedback.
John P. Rafferty
Dec 07, 2018
New article, written jointly with Kevin McKiernan, added.
John P. Rafferty
Dean McKay
Aug 01, 2016
New article, written jointly with Dean McKay, added.
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Aug 01, 2016
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