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Flashcards by Ellen Klerkx, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ellen Klerkx
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| DSM-5 criteria for Social Anxiety DisorderA-C | A. Marked fear or anxiety about at least one social situation in which the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others. B. The individual fears that he/she will act in a way or show anxiety symptoms that will be negatively evaluated. C. The social situations will always provoke fear. |
| DSM-5 criteria for Social Anxiety Disorder D-G | D. The social situations are avoided or endured with intense fear. E. The fear/anxiety is out of proportion. F. The fear/anxiety/avoidence is persistent, lasting 6 months or more. G. These symptoms cause significant distress or impairment. |
| Performance only (DSM-5 specifier) | When fear is restricted to speaking/performing in public. More panic, less worry. More likely to have traumatic conditioning. Comorbid depression is less common. Better treatment response. |
| Generalized social anxiety (DSM-IV specifier) | When anxiety occurs in most social situations. Based on the number of feared situations. generalized social anxiety is more severe, but not actually a distinct type. |
| Characteristics of social anxiety disorder | Most prevalent anxiety disorder. Mean age of onset: 13 years old. Comorbid depression. 50% seeks treatment (after 15-20 years of symptoms). 50% experience remission without treatment. There might be a stressful or humulitating experience, but a specific trigger is not neccesary. |
| Temperament/traits associated with social anxiety disorder | High shyness Low extraversion High behavioral inhibition Low positive emotionality |
| Bivalent Fear of Evaluation Model | Fear of negative evaluation and fear of positive evaluation are both elevated. |
| Selective mutism | Persistent failure to speak in specific social situations, despite speaking in other situations. Usually onset before 5 years of age. Can interfere with school performance & friendships. Relatively rare, associated with social anxiety disorder. |
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