How does DSM-5 terminology differ for social anxiety disorder?

How does DSM-5 terminology differ for social anxiety disorder?

• A. DSM-5 uses 'Social Phobia' (the current term) and requires impairment across all settings.
• B. DSM-5 uses 'Social Anxiety Disorder' but requires impairment only during performance.
• C. DSM-5 uses 'Social Anxiety Disorder' but requires impairment over a lifetime.
• D. DSM-5 uses 'Social Anxiety Disorder' (instead of 'social phobia'), characterized by persistent fear of social or performance situations, avoidance or distress that impairs function, lasting 6 months or more.

Answer: (D)

DSM-5 uses the term Social Anxiety Disorder instead of social phobia, and it describes the condition as a persistent fear of social or performance situations with avoidance or distress that impairs functioning, lasting 6 months or more. This renaming and scope reflect that the anxiety isn’t limited to a single fear (like public speaking) and can affect multiple social contexts, not just performance-only scenarios. This makes the statement that fits best: the disorder is named Social Anxiety Disorder (not social phobia), involves a persistent fear of social or performance situations with avoidance or distress that impairs functioning, and lasts at least six months. The other statements miss key aspects: impairment across all settings isn’t required, impairment can occur in various social contexts (not necessarily every setting); impairment limited to performance situations is possible only for a subset with a performance-only specifier, but that doesn’t define the entire disorder; and a lifetime duration isn’t the criterion—the duration must be six months or longer.

DSM-5 uses the term Social Anxiety Disorder instead of social phobia, and it describes the condition as a persistent fear of social or performance situations with avoidance or distress that impairs functioning, lasting 6 months or more. This renaming and scope reflect that the anxiety isn’t limited to a single fear (like public speaking) and can affect multiple social contexts, not just performance-only scenarios.

This makes the statement that fits best: the disorder is named Social Anxiety Disorder (not social phobia), involves a persistent fear of social or performance situations with avoidance or distress that impairs functioning, and lasts at least six months.

The other statements miss key aspects: impairment across all settings isn’t required, impairment can occur in various social contexts (not necessarily every setting); impairment limited to performance situations is possible only for a subset with a performance-only specifier, but that doesn’t define the entire disorder; and a lifetime duration isn’t the criterion—the duration must be six months or longer.