Kayla has just started college and wants to make friends. She refuses to go to large parties because she is afraid that she will blush and sweat, and that other people will laugh at her. She is fine when talking to people in one-on-one settings. Kayla's most likely diagnosis is ________
A) social phobia.
B) specific phobia, situational type.
C) agoraphobia without history of panic disorder.
D) generalized social phobia.

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Kayla's fear of attending large parties due to the potential embarrassment and ridicule from others suggests social phobia, which also involves fear and avoidance of social situations where the individual may be scrutinized or judged by others. The fact that she is comfortable in one-on-one settings suggests that her anxiety is specific to social situations, rather than a general anxiety disorder.

Kayla Has Just Started College and Wants to Make Friends