Florida Anxiety Clinic: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Disorders: Social Phobia Self-Test.

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SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER SELF-TEST

To see if you meet the diagnostic criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder, also called Social Phobia, please complete the following self-test by clicking the "yes" or "no" boxes next to each question,

PART A: Are you troubled by:

Marked and persistent fear of one or more social (or performance) situations where you are exposed to unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others?

Yes No

Fear that you will act in a way or show symptoms of anxiety that will be humiliating or embarrassing?

Yes No

PART B:

Does exposure to the the feared social situation almost always triggers anxiety or a panic attack?

Yes No

Do you recognize that the fear is excessive or unreasonable?

Yes No

Do you avoid the social or performance situation or endure it with intense anxiety or distress?

Yes No

PART C: The anxiety or avoidance of the situation causes:

Significant interference in your normal routine?

Yes No

Significant interference in your functioning at your job or school?

Yes No

Significant interference in your social activities or relationships?

Yes No

Marked distress about having the phobia?

Yes No

PART D: Is your fear or avoidance:

Unrelated to another disorder, such as Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, or Separation Anxiety Disorder?	Yes No
Unrelated to a physical cause, like medication use?	Yes No

SCORING: You may have a Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) if:

Part A: You answered "Yes" to all items, and

Part B: You answered "Yes" to all items, and

Part C: You answered "Yes" to at least one item, and

Part D: You answered "Yes" to all items.

This test is meant to be informative and is not designed to provide a formal diagnosis.

To determine if you have Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia), please contact one of our psychologists at the Florida Anxiety Clinic.

These criteria were extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994.

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