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Section 3
DSM-5 Specific Phobia Diagnosis

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- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (June 2016). Impact of the DSM-IV to DSM-5 Changes on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US), 95-96.

Update
Specific Phobia

- Samra, C. K., & Abdijadid, S. (2023). Specific Phobia. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Aue, T. (2021). Taxonomy and nature of fear-related expectancies. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(2), 164–167.

Givon-Benjio, N., & Okon-Singer, H. (2022). The role of fear in hierarchical processing of fear-related stimuli. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.

Reardon, T., Creswell, C., Lester, K. J., Arendt, K., Blatter-Meunier, J., Bögels, S. M., Coleman, J. R. I., Cooper, P. J., Heiervang, E. R., Herren, C., Hogendoorn, S. M., Hudson, J. L., Keers, R., Lyneham, H. J., Marin, C. E., Nauta, M., Rapee, R. M., Roberts, S., Schneider, S., . . . Eley, T. C. (2019). The utility of the SCAS-C/P to detect specific anxiety disorders among clinically anxious children. Psychological Assessment, 31(8), 1006–1018.

QUESTION 3
Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by fear or anxiety about the presence of a specific object or situation [2]. how does DSM-IV to DSM-5 criteria changes for specific phobia?To select and enter your answer go to Test.