The term appears to have been coined around 1980.
Please refer to the Related Link for more information on the history of Social Phobia and other Social Anxiety Disorders.
Social phobia or social anxiety disorder
Social Phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder - Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations
Social Phobia is the phobia of embarrassment. It is the phobia in which a person is scared of being bullied.
I am 90% sure that Daniel Craig has social phobia.
social phobia
Social phobia refers to an intense fear of social situations and interactions. When particularly intense, such a phobia can be quite debilitating to one's life.
Social phobia includes the fear or phobia of having no friends. Individuals with social phobia have a strong fear of being judged by others and of being embarrassed.
Also known as social anxiety disorder. True social phobia affects about 3% of people.
It can be considered as social phobia and/or agoraphobia.
social intimidation
The phobia you may be talking about is known as social phobia or social anxiety. More information on this phobia that is often left misunderstood can be found here: www.anxietynetwork.com/spleast.html I hope this helps :D
That is not a phobia. It generally comes under the heading of social anxiety disorders.