DSM 5 Anxiety Disorders

Fear

Answer explanation

Normal reaction to a real, known or perceived external source of danger

Stress

Answer explanation

There is something that leads to concern, worry or a behavioral reaction; normal.

Anxiety

Answer explanation

Anticipation of threat or of perceived threat; emotional state persists after removal of fear- causing stimulus, condition or threat and is inadequate to account for the symptoms; overestimates danger.

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Answer explanation

Fearful, anxiety or excessive distress lasting 4 weeks in children and adolescents 6 months in adults observed with threat of or actual separation from attachment figures to a degree that is developmentally inappropriate.

Selective Mutism

Answer explanation

Consistent failure to speak in social situations in which there is an expectation to speak for at least 1 month. No relation with language, communication disorder or mental health Do.

Specific Phobia

Answer explanation

Marked and persistent fear that is excessive or unreasonable, cued by the presence or anticipation of a specific object or situation; provokes immediate fear or anxiety; lasting for 6 months or more; clinically significant distress.

Phobic Stimulus

Answer explanation

Animals, Natural environment, Blood-injection-injury, Situational, others; all have their own code.

Social Anxiety Disorder

Answer explanation

Marked fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual is exposed to scrutiny by others; ex. social interaction, being observed and performing in front of others. provokes immediate fear or anxiety; lasting for 6 months or more; clinically significant distress.

Panic Disorder

Answer explanation

Recurrent unexpected panic attacks in which both somatic and cognitive symptoms are present; At least one of the attacks has been followed by 1 month (or more) of one or both of the following: persistent concern about having additional panic attacks or their consequences (e.g., losing control, having a heart attack, "going crazy") or a significant change in behavior related to the attacks

Panic Attack Specifier

Answer explanation

Is NOT a mental disorder and can not be coded. A discrete period of intense fear or discomfort, in which four (or more) of the following symptoms developed abruptly and reached a peak within 10 minutes: palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate; sweating; trembling or shaking; sensations of shortness of breath or smothering; feeling of choking; chest pain or discomfort; nausea or abdominal distress; feeling dizzy, unsteady lightheaded, or faint; derealization or depersonalization; fear of losing control or going crazy; fear of dying; paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensations) and chills or hot flushes.