Anthropophobia is an older clinical term for a pervasive fear of people or of human society in general, extending beyond fear of any one social situation to a broader dread of human contact. It differs from ordinary shyness in the intensity and persistence of the fear, and from social anxiety in its focus on people as such rather than on being evaluated by others. The term predates the modern classification of social anxiety and is used less often in clinical practice today.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 2 Connections
In Branch
Source Social anxiety disorder (Wikipedia)
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1. Anthropophobia (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Anthropophobia lead paragraph (w-bbfill-psych-diag-0926, keyword classification against phenomenon-kind enum definitions, hand-checked)View the Source 2. ICD-11 Browser (WHO)
World Health Organization
Social anxiety disorder (Wikipedia)
In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead sentenceQuote, In Branch: Abnormal Psychology, Lead sentence
Social anxiety disorder (SAD), previously known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by high levels of anxiety and self-consciousness in social situations, resulting in significant distress and an impaired ability to function in daily life.
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