Jane has declined to take higher-paying promotions that would involve speaking in front of groups and leading team meetings in front of a group of employees because she is afraid she will blush and that her voice will shake. Jane probably has social phobia, which __________.

A) is categorized as a specific phobia
B) involves the fear of embarrassment or humiliation in front of others
C) appears to arise from early unsatisfactory or traumatic experiences in relationships with others
D) all of the above

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Pratha Gurung · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Social phobia specifically involves a fear of embarrassment or humiliation in front of others. While it may arise from early experiences in relationships, it is not necessarily categorized as a specific phobia.

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