Diagnostic Criteria: Phobias and anxiety disorders
Social Anxiety Disorder
DSM-5 CRITERIA
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
DSM-5 criteria
excessive or ongoing anxiety or worry, for at least 6 months about numerous events or activities.
difficulty controlling the worry
At least 3 of the following: restlessness, being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating or mind
going blank, muscle tension and sleep distrubance.
significant distress or impairment
Not attributable to physiological effects or substances
not better explained by any other mental disorder
Panic Disorder
DSM-5 CRITERIA
not attributable to physiological effects/substances
A month or more of one of the following
after at least one of the attacks (a)
persistent concern about additional attacks.
(b) significant maladaptive behaviour related
to the attacks
Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks: these attacks reach a peak within minute and have 4 of the following
symptoms: Palpitations, Sweating, feeling dizzy and unsteady, fear of dying, feelings of choking, Derealizations (
feelings of uncertainty).
not better explained b any other mental disorder
Obsessive Compulsive disorder
DSM -5 CRITERIA
Presence of obsessions, compulsions or both
Obsessions or compulsions are time consuming - more than one hour a day and they cause distress.
Not attributable to physiological effects
Not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder
Post Traumatic Stress disorder
DEFINITION
Disorder that occurs following an extremely traumatic event in
which a person experiences the events, avoids reminders of the
trauma and exhibits persistent increased arousal
symptoms - u dont need to know the diagnostic criteria
INTRUSION: nightmares, intrusive images, physiological reactions to
things that remind them of the trauma
AROUSAL AND REACTIVITY : hypervigilance, responding
excessively when startked, reckless behaviour
NEGATIVE ALTERATIONS IN COGNITION:: detachment and
shame and anger, distorted blame on oneself and others
AVOIDANCE: efforts made to aoid thoughts, feelings or
things that remid them of the trauma
Disorders
Phobic disorders
DSM -5 CRITERIA
Marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation.
Phobic object or situation is actively avoided
Phobic object or situation almost always provokes fear or anxiety
Fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual anger
Fear/ anxiety is persistent ( for 6 months)
SIignificant distress
Not better explained by symptoms of another mental disorder
ICD-10 definition
Group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only or predominantly, in certain well defined situations that are not currently dangerous
Social Phobia
DSM-5 CRITERIA
significant distress
fear/anxiety/avoidance is persistent ( 6 months)
Fear/anxiety is disproportionate to the actual threat posed by the social situation
social situations almost always provoke fear or anxiety
social situation is actively avoided
individuals fear that she or he will act in a way or show symptoms that will be negatively evaluated
Marked fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others
not attributable to to physiological effects of substances
not better explained by symptoms of any other mental disorder
If another medical condition (obesity etc) is present, fear and anxiety is present, fear/anxiety is clearly unrelated