9A specific phobia and contributing factors Flashcards
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specific phobia
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a type of diagnosable anxiety disorder that is categorised by excessive and disproportionate fear, to a known stimulus
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biological contributing factors
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relates to the physiology of an individuals brain and body may lead to the development of a specific phobia
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what are the 2 biological contributing factors?
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GABA dysfunction, long term potentiation
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what are the 4 psychological contributing factors
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classical conditioning, operant conditioning, memory bias and catastrophic thinking (cognitive biases)
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what are the 2 social contributing factors
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specific environmental trigger, stigma
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what is GABA dysfunction
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insufficient neural transmission or reception of GABA in the body. (GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter
