An excessive fear of eating out in public or speaking in public is indicative of __________, whereas fear of a specific object or situation indicates that the individual is suffering __________.
A) social anxiety disorder; GAD
B) specific phobia; social anxiety disorder
C) specific phobia; GAD
D) public anxiety; private anxiety
E) social anxiety disorder; specific phobia

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An excessive fear of eating out in public or speaking in public is indicative of social anxiety disorder, which involves a fear of social situations where one is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. Fear of a specific object or situation, such as spiders or flying, indicates that the individual is suffering from a specific phobia, which is an anxiety disorder characterized by a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.

An Excessive Fear of Eating Out in Public or Speaking