Mental Disorders — psychology STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtspsychologyMental Disorders3 Marks
Question
Explain the specific types of hazards outlined in DSM-V.
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Answer
The DSM-V lists five main types of specific threats.
Animal species (spiders) are associated with fear of spiders, lizards, dogs, etc.
Natural Environmental Type: In which water, danger of high places, fear of darkness, danger of hurricane etc. are seen.
Blood-Injection-Injury Type: In which a person is exposed to blood, blood tests, injections, TV. But watching the operational scenes is scary.
Situational type: in which a person fears a specific situation such as going into an elevator, using a self-propelled escalator, boarding a plane, etc.
Other Type: This includes the risk of suffocation or vomiting, the risk of incurable disease.
Fear of bursting balloons in children is included.
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