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**FEBRUARY 16, 2022**

Kuttner on TAP

DSM-5 Revised for COVID-Related Mental Conditions

Different stresses for different folks

"56% of Americans feel it is a large or moderate risk to return to
their pre-coronavirus life right now."

-Ipsos Poll, February 8

"The frequency, intensity, and duration of stress exposure are not the
same for all groups of Americans ..."

-American Psychological Assn. Report on Health Disparities, 2021

Normalalia. Concern that you find self-quarantine oddly pleasant and
will discover that you really don't like other people once this is
over.

Omegaphobia. Terror that omicron is just one in a series.

Canaclingia. Fear that the bichon is getting too accustomed to you
working at home and will become anxious and eat the carpets when you are
back in the office.

Desperatia. Worry that your new romantic partner considers this a
relationship of desperation, and will dump you once things reopen.

Agorafreakia. Anxiety that you are being stampeded into dining in
restaurants.

Praetentiosis. Concern about running out of stockpiled home test kits.

Auparia. Worry that the au pair is lying when she says she doesn't go
to clubs.

Spousegrousia. Apprehension that you and spouse will not be able to
agree on HBO series.

Anfitriosis. Fear that just-departed dinner party guest who you don't
even like will test positive.

Plumbaphobia. Worry that the plumber took off his mask while working in
the bathroom.

Destinaphoria. Anticipatory grief that son's long engagement to woman
you finally like will end after the destination wedding in Fiji had to
be canceled.

Plastiquia. Concern that nonessential surgery keeps being postponed and
you've had to delay planned work on face twice.

Nasdaquia. Anxiety that inflation will crash the stock market and
devalue your portfolio.

Anoramaxia. Apprehension that you think too much about your next meal,
and are gaining weight.

* * *

Anoraminia. Apprehension about how you are going to pay for your next
meal.

Precaraphobia. Fear that the day care will close due to COVID resurgence
from premature de-masking, and you have to stay home with the kids and
lose your job.

Evicsiaphobia. Worry that you are laid off, can't pay the rent, and
will be evicted.

Warehousia. Concern that the warehouse where you work doesn't practice
social distancing or masking, and even as COVID eases co-workers are
getting sick, but you can't afford to quit.

Caring Syndrome I. Anxiety that half of your nurse-aide colleagues are
still out with COVID and that more of your patients will die.

Caring Syndrome II. You are in anguish, torn between your responsibility
to your patients and your responsibility to your own mental and physical
health.

Suicidality. See Chapter 17.

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~ ROBERT KUTTNER

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