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    Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

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    The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a 24-item questionnaire that measures fear and avoidance of social interaction and performance situations among individuals with social anxiety disorder. It is commonly used by researchers to evaluate treatments for social phobia. Each item describes a situation and asks respondents to rate their anxiety and avoidance of that situation on a scale of 0 to 3.

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    The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a 24-item questionnaire that measures fear and avoidance of social interaction and performance situations among individuals with social anxiety disorder. It is commonly used by researchers to evaluate treatments for social phobia. Each item describes a situation and asks respondents to rate their anxiety and avoidance of that situation on a scale of 0 to 3.

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    The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a 24-item questionnaire that measures fear and avoidance of social interaction and performance situations among individuals with social anxiety disorder. It is commonly used by researchers to evaluate treatments for social phobia. Each item describes a situation and asks respondents to rate their anxiety and avoidance of that situation on a scale of 0 to 3.

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    Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale

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    The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a 24-item questionnaire that measures fear and avoidance of social interaction and performance situations among individuals with social anxiety disorder. It is commonly used by researchers to evaluate treatments for social phobia. Each item describes a situation and asks respondents to rate their anxiety and avoidance of that situation on a scale of 0 to 3.

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    Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) is a questionnaire whose objective is to assess the range of social interaction and performance

    situations that individuals with social phobia may fear and/or avoid. It is also a popular measurement tool used by researches to evaluate the efficiency of various social anxiety disorder treatments, including pharmacological trials. A modified social anxiety scale exists for children and adolescents. The questionnaire includes 24 items. Each item consists of a given situation, the rate of anxiety (0 to 3 = none, mild, moderate, severe) and the rate of avoidance (0 to 3 = never, occasionally, often, usually). Situation 1. Telephoning in public 2. Participating in small groups 3. Eating in public places 4. Drinking with others in public places 5. Talking to people in authority 6. Acting, performing, or giving a talk in front of an audience 7. Going to a party 8. Working while being observed 9. Writing while being observed 10. Calling someone you don't know very well 11. Talking with people you don't know very well 12. Meeting strangers 13. Urinating in a public bathroom 14. Entering a room when others are already seated 15. Being the center of attention 16. Speaking up at a meeting 17. Taking a written test 18. Expressing appropriate disagreement or disapproval to people you don't know very well 19. Looking at people you don't know very well in the eyes 20. Giving a report to a group 21. Trying to pick up someone 2. Returning goods to a store where returns are normally accepted 23. Giving an average party 24. Resisting a high pressure sales person Fear Avoidance

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