What is social phobia? The term social phobia is described by the presence of anxiety or a tendency to experience excessive fear while social interaction is present. Social avoidance is also described as a combination of syndromes acting in a person perceived as a nuisance. Anxiety in individuals suffering from this type of phobia is caused by the tendency to exaggerate in self-evaluations, having a negative perception of themselves based on their own negative judgment. The tendency toward self-criticism is driven by fear during social interactions or even intrapersonal situations. Anticipation of anxiety and fear is often part of a vicious cycle in which people experience a physical symptom such as blushing, palpitations, sweating, avoidance of eye contact, and tremors (Heimberg, 1995). However, some people with social phobia report no physical symptoms of anxiety, only discomfort and fear. The perception of the above-mentioned characteristics is perceived by individuals as embarrassment, which can produce low self-esteem and excessive irritation common in phobic episodes (Davey, 1997). The feeling of fear or embarrassing situations without explanation is typical of panic disorder in general because the person constructs negative thoughts about themselves. However, social avoidance produces limitations in personal relationships or meeting new people. Diagnosis of Social Phobia According to Davey (1997), social phobia can be diagnosed as one of two subtypes, non-generalized and generalized criteria called avoidant personality disorder (APD), described as "a pervasive pattern of inhibition of feelings, inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluations that start at the beginning... middle of the article... selective serotonin (anxiety inhibitor), antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications or beta blockers (adrenaline antistimulant) (Kearney, 2005 However, psychotherapy is most common for people with anxiety disorders, which helps to end negative perceptions of themselves and control their behavior during anxiety). social interactions. Social phobia is used in therapy to reduce anxiety situations by having a metallic strategy in order to know how to develop several skills to manage stress with relaxation techniques. It is important to mention that to successfully complete a treatment, the psychotherapist exposes different situations in which patience experiences the most fear in order to train it to develop its confidence by overcoming its fears and gaining comfort in its relationships with others ( Davey, 1997).