During a concert in New York City's Central Park, Barbra Streisand forgot the words to one of her songs, which led her to not charge people for her I have been singing for almost 30 years in fear of forgetting the words again. Social phobia is one of the most common anxiety disorders, with a lifetime prevalence of 7%-13%. Many suffer from social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Social anxiety disorder is not genetically linked, the environment is what influences it. One of the most common anxiety disorders is social phobia, which can sometimes be interchangeable with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Marc de Rosnay and others state that social anxiety disorder is characterized by clearly evident fear and avoidance of most social situations in which the individual may be put under scrutiny by others, and by fear that in such situations the individual behaves in an embarrassing manner. manner (de Rosnay). One of the most notable characteristics of social phobia is that it begins early, in most cases already around 7-9 months. The hallmark of social phobia, or social anxiety disorder, is that individuals are shy when meeting new people, quiet in a large group, blush easily, and often avoid eye contact. There are many concerns/issues related to social anxiety disorder. As a group, individuals with anxiety disorders had the greatest burden of role impairments compared to other common mental health conditions, exceeding the burden of mood disorders and, in some cases, substance abuse (Grigorenko). Another problem for individuals with social anxiety disorder is the financial burden. Financial burden includes costs for psychiatric care, repeated use of health services for physical symptoms, and... middle of paper... Rosnay, Marc, Joanna Pearson, Caroline Bergeron, Elizabeth Schofield, Melanie Royal-Lawson, and Peter J. Cooper. “Intergenerational transmission of social anxiety: the role of social reference processes in childhood.” Child development. By Lynne Murray. vol. 79. Np: Wiley, n.d. 1049-064. JSTOR. Network. March 1, 2014.Grigorenko, Elena L., et al. “Bringing a developmental perspective to the genetics of anxiety.” Development and Psychopathology 24.4 (2012): 1179-93. ProQuest. Network. February 23, 2014. Knafo, Ariel, et al. “Intergenerational transmission of risk for social inhibition: The interaction between parental reactivity and genetic influences.” Development and Psychopathology 25.1 (2013): 261-74. ProQuest. Network. March 2, 2014.Scarr, Sandra. "Social introversion-extroversion as a heritable response." Child development. vol. 40. Np: Wiley, n.d. 823-32. JSTOR. Network. March 1st. 2014.