单词 | social phobia |
释义 | > as lemmassocial phobia social phobia n. (a) an irrational fear held by a society as a whole (rare); (b) Psychiatry a disorder characterized by extreme anxiety about, and usually avoidance of, specific social situations or general social contact, esp. because of fear of possible embarrassment or criticism; (also) a specific fear of a social situation held by a person with this disorder. ΚΠ 1917 Jrnl. Philos., Psychol. & Sci. Methods 14 412 Consciousness of ends is the cure of social phobias, because consciousness of ends is the key to self-control, in the state as in the individual. 1967 Jrnl. Psychosomatic Res. 11 272 Patients with social phobias. The anxiety experienced by these patients was provoked by social situations e.g. eating in public,..speaking in public and being engaged in conversation by strangers. 2001 Observer 25 Mar. (Life Suppl.) 15/1 He was diagnosed with ‘social phobia’ and learned through therapy that he had developed a deep-rooted fear of being ridiculed in public. < as lemmas |
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