Evelyn has been working at the same company for the last thirty years, knows every person that works there, and is well liked by all. She works as the company's bookkeeper and also performs payroll duties. While she is very successful at her job, she gets written up for calling in to work too much. This is preventing her from being considered for a promotion. Interestingly, Evelyn only calls in the last Wednesday of every month- which happens to be the day in which the staff meeting takes place. On those days, Evelyn would be required to give a five minute speech on how the financial aspect of the company is doing. Even the thought of giving that speech incapacitates her because she is so terrified she will make a fool of herself. The mere thought of speaking in front of her peers causes her to break out in hives and sweat profusely. One day, the boss decided at the last minute to have the staff meeting Tuesday instead of Wednesday. Evelyn was already at work and was forced to speak for a few minutes on the financial status of the company. Sure enough, Evelyn broke out in hives, began sweating, fumbled around to find the right words to say, and was blushing so terribly that tears began to fall. Clearly, Evelyn meets the criteria for
A) a social phobia.
B) panic disorder.
C) agoraphobia.
D) a specific phobia.
E) generalized anxiety disorder.
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