A patient tells the nurse, "I don't go to restaurants because people might laugh at the way I eat or I could spill food and be laughed at." The nurse assesses this behavior as consistent with:
a. Acrophobia
b. Agoraphobia
c. Social phobia
d. Posttraumatic stress disorder
ANS: C
The fear of a potentially embarrassing situation represents a social phobia. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Agoraphobia is the fear of a place in the environment. Posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with a major traumatic event.
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