Anxiety Disorders

Question 1

The following diagnoses belong to which group?
- Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Selective Mutism
- Specific Phobia (e.g. flying, heights, animals,
blood)
- Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
- Panic Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 1

Anxiety Disorders

Question 2

Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Excessive anxiety concerning separation
- ≥ 4 week duration
have symptoms that meet at least 3 of the 6 criteria

Answer 2

Separation Anxiety Disorder

Question 3

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Consistent failure to speak in settings where
there is an expectation for speaking (e.g. school)
despite speaking in other settings.
- at least 1 month

Answer 3

Selective Mutism

Question 4

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Marked and persistent fear of clearly discernible
objects or situations
- Exposure provokes fear or anxiety
- Avoidance or endurance with intense fear or anxiety
- Response is out of proportion
- Persistent, typically lasting 6 months or more

Answer 4

Specific Phobia

Question 5

What are the 5 subtypes of Specific Phobia?

Answer 5

● Animal Type
● Natural Environment Type
● Blood-Injection-Injury Type
● Situational Type (includes test anxiety)
● Other

Question 6

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Marked fear or anxiety of social situations in which
the individual is exposed to possible scrutiny.
-In children, the anxiety must occur with peers
- Fear of negative evaluation: humiliation,
embarrassment or rejection.
- Exposure provokes fear or anxiety
- Avoidance or endurance with intense fear or anxiety
- Response is out of proportion
- Persistent, typically lasting 6 months or more

Answer 6

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)

Question 7

What are the criteria for Panic Attack?

Answer 7

• Intense fear or discomfort develops rapidly,
  peaks within minutes.
• Includes 4 or more of:
  Palpitations or increased heart rate, sweating,
  trembling, shortness of breath, feeling of choking,
  chest pain, nausea, dizziness, chills or heat,
  numbness or tingling, derealization (including
  blanking out), fear of losing control, going crazy,
  or dying.

Question 8

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Recurrent unexpected Panic Attacks
- At least one of the attacks has been followed by
≥ 1 month of at least 1:
- Persistent concern about having additional
attacks or their consequences
- Significant maladaptive behavioral change
related to the attacks

Answer 8

Panic Disorder

Question 9

The following criteria meet which diagnosis?
- Marked fear or anxiety about 2 or more of:
- Using public transportation
- Being in open spaces
- Being in enclosed places
- Standing in line or being in a crowd
- Being outside the home alone
- Fear or avoidance due to thoughts that escape
might be difficult or help not available

Answer 9

Agoraphobia