DSM in Pictures: Social Anxiety (Clinical Edition)
A visual guide to the DSM-5 criteria, made to share with your clients
Diagnosis can feel mysterious and confusing. This resource is meant to help demystify what goes into the diagnosis of Social Anxiety.
DSM in Pictures: Social Anxiety Disorder walks through the diagnostic criteria visually, one criterion at a time. It translates the clinical language of the DSM-5 into images and plain explanations, so the people you work with can see how social anxiety is defined, what each criterion is pointing at, and where the threshold actually sits.
The Clinical Edition comes with a license that lets you bring it directly into your work. You can use it when explaining social anxiety to clients or walking through how they meet criteria.
What it is
A visual, image-forward guide to the DSM-5 criteria for social anxiety disorder, created by Dr. Megan Anna Neff, a clinical psychologist.
It uses the direct language of the DSM for educational accuracy, while gently naming where that language is pathologizing and does not tell the whole story.
What’s inside
- Criteria A and B explained visually: fear of social situations and fear of being negatively evaluated, with concrete everyday examples
- Criteria C and D: how consistently the fear shows up, and the avoidance or endurance that follows
- Criterion E with an important qualifier: fear that is out of proportion to the actual threat, and a note that for people with marginalized identities, the fear may be justified rather than disproportionate
- Criterion F and G: the six-month duration, and the clinically significant distress that separates a diagnosis from ordinary, normal social nervousness
- Criteria H, I, and J: ruling out substances, other conditions, and a differential note that social anxiety should not be better explained by autism
Who it’s for
Clinicians, assessors, and coaches who want a clear, affirming psychoeducation tool to use in session, and a way to demystify what goes into a social anxiety diagnosis.
It is especially useful for clients who process visually, who are trying to understand whether what they feel meets threshold, or who are sorting out where social anxiety ends and Autistic social experience begins.
What the Clinical License allows
The Clinical + Commercial License is built for use with your own clients. With it, you can:
- Share PDF copies with your clients through secure, private links or email
- Print copies for in-person sessions
- Screen share during telehealth or coaching
- Fold the resource into your ongoing clinical or coaching work
The license covers one provider. Group settings like therapy groups are fine. For group practices or multiple-provider licenses, you can reach the team at support@neurodivergentinsights.com.
Format and access
A digital PDF download, designed to be read on screen, printed, or shared. Visual-forward and built with cognitive accessibility in mind,
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