Energizer_Bunny
03-11-04, 09:57 PM
Psychiatry identifies three different categories of phobias (DSM-IV,1994):
Agoraphobia
with panic attacks): 300.21
(without panic attacks): 300.01
Irrational anxiety about being in places from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing
Social phobia: 300.23
Irrational anxiety elicited by exposure to certain types of social or performance situations, also leading to avoidance behavior.
Specific phobia: 300.29
Persistent and irrational fear in the presence of some specific stimulus which commonly elicits avoidance of that stimulus, i.e., withdrawal.
SUBTYPES:
animal type - cued by animals or insects
natural environment type - cued by objects in the environment, such as storms, heights, or water
blood-injection-injury type - cued by witnessing some invasive medical procedure
situational type - cued by a specific situation, such as public transportation, tunnels, bridges, elevators, flying, driving, or enclosed spaces
other type - cued by other stimuli than the above, such as of choking, vomiting, or contracting an illness
Agoraphobia
with panic attacks): 300.21
(without panic attacks): 300.01
Irrational anxiety about being in places from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing
Social phobia: 300.23
Irrational anxiety elicited by exposure to certain types of social or performance situations, also leading to avoidance behavior.
Specific phobia: 300.29
Persistent and irrational fear in the presence of some specific stimulus which commonly elicits avoidance of that stimulus, i.e., withdrawal.
SUBTYPES:
animal type - cued by animals or insects
natural environment type - cued by objects in the environment, such as storms, heights, or water
blood-injection-injury type - cued by witnessing some invasive medical procedure
situational type - cued by a specific situation, such as public transportation, tunnels, bridges, elevators, flying, driving, or enclosed spaces
other type - cued by other stimuli than the above, such as of choking, vomiting, or contracting an illness