Social Anxiety

Also known as: Social phobia · LSAS · Performance anxiety

Social anxiety as the fear of negative evaluation in social and performance situations. The Liebowitz model distinguishes fear (the intensity of anxiety felt) from avoidance (the frequency of avoiding the situation) across two domains: social interactions and performance.

Source:

Liebowitz, M. R. (1987). Social phobia. Modern Problems of Pharmacopsychiatry, 22, 141-173.