Editing Anxiety disorder (section)

===Social anxiety disorder===
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[[Social anxiety disorder]] (SAD), also known as social phobia, describes an intense fear and avoidance of negative public scrutiny, public embarrassment, humiliation, or social interaction. This [[fear]] can be specific to particular social situations (such as public speaking) or it can be experienced in most or all social situations. Roughly 7% of American adults have social anxiety disorder, and more than 75% of people experience their first symptoms in their childhood or early teenage years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social Anxiety Disorder |url=https://mhanational.org/conditions/social-anxiety-disorder/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Mental Health America |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Social anxiety]] often manifests specific physical symptoms, including blushing, sweating, rapid heart rate, and difficulty speaking.<ref>{{cite web|title=NIMH » Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness|url=https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/social-anxiety-disorder-more-than-just-shyness/index.shtml#pub3|access-date=2020-12-01| work = National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | publisher = U.S. National Institutes of Health }}</ref> As with all phobic disorders, those with social anxiety often attempt to avoid the source of their anxiety; in the case of social anxiety, this is particularly problematic, and in severe cases, it can lead to complete social isolation.

Children are also affected by social anxiety disorder, although their associated symptoms are different from those of teenagers and adults. They may experience difficulty processing or retrieving information, sleep deprivation, disruptive behaviors in class, and irregular class participation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Managing Anxiety in the Classroom|url=https://www.mhanational.org/blog/managing-anxiety-classroom|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Mental Health America|language=en}}</ref>

Social physique anxiety (SPA) is a sub-type of social anxiety involving concern over the evaluation of one's body by others.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Ginis KM, Bassett-Gunter RL, Conlin C | chapter = Body image and exercise | veditors = Acevedo EO |title=The Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology|date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-993074-6 |pages=55–75 (56) | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=VR1pAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA56}}</ref> SPA is common among adolescents, especially females.