Problem 4 - SAD

Question 1

DSM-5 Criteria

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Answer 1

1. Fear about one or more social situations.
2. The fear will act/show anxiety symptoms that will be negatively evaluated by others.
3. The situation almost provokes the fear.
4. The situations are avoided.
5. The fear is out of proportion.
6. The fear is persistent (6 months or more).
7. Causes distress and impairment in more than one context.
8. It not attributable to physiological effects of a substance.