A 20-year-old man comes to see you for therapy. During your initial clinical interview, the man describes feeling very anxious when around people he doesn't know and preoccupied with thoughts that he might do something embarrassing or humiliating around others. He recently dropped a course required for his college major because it required several oral presentations in front of the class. This man MOST likely has ______.

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The symptoms described by the man are consistent with social anxiety disorder, which involves persistent fear or avoidance of social situations due to fear of embarrassment or judgement. Panic disorder involves recurrent panic attacks, agoraphobia involves avoidance of situations where escape may be difficult or embarrassing, and generalized anxiety disorder involves excessive worry about a variety of topics.

A 20-Year-Old Man Comes to See You for Therapy