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Jacklyn fears embarrassing herself in public. For instance, she is afraid to eat with others because she thinks they will criticize her food choices. Sometimes she has panic attacks when she is around other people. This is an example of a:____________

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Answer: Social phobia

Step-by-step explanation:

Social phobia is also referred to as social anxiety and it is simply a mental health condition whereby an individual is afraid and fearful that he or she will be judged by other individual and therefore has a panic attack when around others.

People with social phobia find it hard to relate well with people and this can affect their daily activities in school, at their workplace etc.

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