Kellyanne 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, however, when talking to people in one-on-one settings. Kellyanne's most likely diagnosis is __________.

A. social anxiety disorder
B. specific phobia, situational type
C. agoraphobia without history of panic disorder
D. generalized social phobia


Answer: A

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