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What is the typical duration of the fear, anxiety, or avoidance in specific phobia?
What is the typical duration of the fear, anxiety, or avoidance in specific phobia?
- At least 1 year
- At least 3 months
- At least 2 years
- At least 6 months (correct)
How is the fear or anxiety expressed in children with specific phobia?
How is the fear or anxiety expressed in children with specific phobia?
- Crying, tantrums, freezing, or clinging (correct)
- Physical aggression
- Excessive talking
- Silent withdrawal
What distinguishes specific phobia from other mental disorders?
What distinguishes specific phobia from other mental disorders?
- The fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger posed by the specific object or situation and to the sociocultural context (correct)
- The fear or anxiety is always rational and proportional to the danger
- The fear or anxiety is always related to traumatic events
- The fear or anxiety is only present in social situations
What is a key characteristic of specific phobia related to the phobic object or situation?
What is a key characteristic of specific phobia related to the phobic object or situation?
What impact does specific phobia have on functioning?
What impact does specific phobia have on functioning?
What are the diagnostic criteria for specific phobia?
What are the diagnostic criteria for specific phobia?
How is fear or anxiety expressed in children with specific phobia?
How is fear or anxiety expressed in children with specific phobia?
What is the typical duration of the fear, anxiety, or avoidance in specific phobia?
What is the typical duration of the fear, anxiety, or avoidance in specific phobia?
What are the key characteristics of specific phobia related to the phobic object or situation?
What are the key characteristics of specific phobia related to the phobic object or situation?
What causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning in specific phobia?
What causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning in specific phobia?
Study Notes
- Specific Phobia is a mental disorder characterized by marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation.
- Examples of phobic objects or situations include: flying, heights, animals, receiving injections, and seeing blood.
- In children, fear or anxiety may be expressed through crying, tantrums, freezing, or clinging.
- Phobic objects or situations provoke immediate fear or anxiety, and are actively avoided or endured with intense fear or anxiety.
- Fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger posed and to the sociocultural context, and persists for 6 months or more.
- Fear, anxiety, or avoidance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
- The disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder.
- Specify the code based on the phobic stimulus: F40.218 for animal phobias (e.g. spiders, insects, dogs) and F40.228 for natural environment phobias.
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Test your knowledge of the diagnostic criteria for specific phobias. Learn about the key indicators of specific phobias as outlined in the DSM-5, including marked fear or anxiety, immediate provocation of fear, active avoidance, and disproportionate fear or anxiety.
