A patient tells the nurse,"I don't go to restaurants because people might laugh at the way I eat or I could spill food and be laughed at." The nurse assesses this behavior as consistent with:

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The fear of a potentially embarrassing situation represents a social phobia.Acrophobia is the fear of heights.Agoraphobia is the fear of a place in the environment.Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with a major traumatic event.

A Patient Tells the Nurse,"I Don't Go to Restaurants Because