Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others is the characteristic social anxiety disorder.

Statement 2: Social anxiety disorder is also referred to as Social Phobia.

Both statements are correct.

The correct answer is option 3: Both statements are correct.

Statement 1: Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others is the characteristic social anxiety disorder. This is correct. Social Anxiety Disorder involves intense fear, embarrassment, or self-consciousness in social situations, which can become incapacitating and interfere with daily life.

Statement 2: Social anxiety disorder is also referred to as Social Phobia. This is also correct. Social Anxiety Disorder is indeed also known as Social Phobia — it’s the clinical term used in diagnostic manuals like the DSM.

"Specific phobias are the most commonly occurring type of phobia. This group includes irrational fears such as intense fear of a certain type of animal, or of being in an enclosed space. Intense and incapacitating fear and embarrassment when dealing with others characterises social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Agoraphobia is the term used when people develop a fear of entering unfamiliar situations. Many people with agoraphobia are afraid of leaving their home. So their ability to carry out normal life activities is severely limited."