Condition of elevated sensory sensitivity, perception of risk of threats, and low threshold for stimuli.

Emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and inadequacy in a social setting.

Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS.

Synonyms: Hypervigilance, Anxiety, Social, Anxiousness, Anxieties, Social, Nervousness, Anxiety, Angst, Social Anxieties, Social Anxiety

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human & animal; differentiate from ANXIETY DISORDERS, a psychiatric diagnosis

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D001007

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