SPECIFIC PHOBIAS ASSESSMENT

Question 1

ADIS

Answer 1

Based on DSM criteria for anxiety disorders

Question 2

FSS (Fear Survey schedule)

Answer 2

76 stimulus situations and instructs patient to rate each on a 5-point scale

Question 3

FQ (The fear questionnaire)

Answer 3

20 items, 15 of them where the patient indicates the degree of avoidance and 5 of them are anxiety- depression items

Question 4

IQ (Interference questionnaire)

Answer 4

Impairment in daily life and different areas

Question 5

Animals

Answer 5

animal questionnaire

Question 6

Natural/ environmental

Answer 6

e.g., acrophobia

Question 7

Blood- injections injury

Answer 7

Medical fear survey

Question 8

Situational

Answer 8

e.g., Claustrophobia questionnaire

Question 9

Fear thermometer

Answer 9

rate your fear

Question 10

BAT (Behavioral approach or avoidance tests)

Answer 10

Measuring a patient’s responses during exposure to the phobic situation
Progressive: patient gradually gets closer to the situation and record their behaviour
Selective: Clinician randomly places the patient to different challenges