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d. Vigilance and scanning; or

2. A persistent irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation which results in a

compelling desire to avoid the dreaded object, activity, or situation; or

3. Recurrent severe panic attacks manifested by a sudden unpredictable onset of intense

apprehension, fear, terror and sense of impending doom occurring on the average of at

least once a week; or

4. Recurrent obsessions or compulsions which are a source of marked distress; or

5. Recurrent and intrusive recollections of a traumatic experience, which are a source of

marked distress;

AND

B. Resulting in at least two of the following:

1. Marked* restriction of activities of daily living; or

2. Marked difficulties in maintaining social functioning; or

3. Marked difficulties in maintaining concentration, persistence, or pace; or

4. Repeated episodes of decompensation, each of extended duration.

C. Resulting in complete inability to function independently outside the area of one's home.

Marked" is defined as a standard for measuring the degree of limitation, it means more than

moderate but less than extreme. A marked limitation may arise when several activities or functions

are impaired, or even when only one is impaired, as long as the degree of limitation is such as to

interfere seriously with ability to function independently, appropriately, effectively, and on a

sustained basis. See §§ 404.1520a and 416.920a.

Impairment Definitions:

(1) No impairment

(2) Mild impairment: No significant interference with the ability to perform basic work-related

activities

(3) Moderate impairment: Significant interference with the ability to perform one or more basic

work-related activities

(4) Marked impairment: Very significant interference with the ability to perform one or more

basic work-related activities

(5) Severe impairment: Inability to perform one or more basic work-related activities.

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