Table 1.

A comparative analysis of phobias in DSM-5 with coronaphobia.

Domains	Agoraphobia	Social phobia	Specific phobia	Coronaphobia (as proposed)
Feared stimuli	Places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness or embarrassment.	Social situations where individual is exposed to possible scrutiny by others	Fear about a specific object or situation (e.g. flying, heights, animals, etc.)	Fear of contracting SARS-CoV-2 and/or dying of it and socio-personal-occupational loss
Physiological response	Rapid heart rate, excessive sweating, trouble breathing, tingling	Rapid heart rate, trouble breathing, sweating, trembling, dry mouth, stumbling speech	Palpitations, sweating, trembling, trouble breathing, dry mouth	Rapid heart rate, trouble breathing, sweating, sleep disturbances/ deprivation
Cognition	If I go there, I am going to be completely unable to breathe and die!	I am looking like a fool, people will think I am stupid!	The snake is venomous, it will kill me!	If I get coronavirus disease, I will die, lose job, infect others!
Behavioral manifestations	Active avoidance of situations where a person fears getting a panic attack, or embarrassing symptoms; seeking reassurance of a support.	Active avoidance of social situations; failing to speak to people; clinging to support (in children).	Active avoidance of object or situation; freezing behavior; clinging to support (in children)	Active avoidance of public places, transportation, objects and/or people; reassurance of not having illness; safety seeking behavior to prevent infection.
Intensity of fear	Out of realistic proportion	Out of realistic proportion	Out of realistic proportion	Out of realistic proportion