Anxiety

Question 1

BIPI

Answer 1

The Blood injury phobia inventory

-18 situations
Self report measure
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Question 2

GAD-7

Answer 2

7 items
Nervousness, anxiety, edge, restlessness
Score from 0-3—>frequency of symptoms

Question 3

Watson and Rayner

Answer 3

Classical conditioning 
—>little Albert study
-shown items:rabbit,dog, monkey, rat
-sound of metal bar paired with touching rat
-the noise was associated with rat
—>afraid of rat

Question 4

Freud

Answer 4

Psychoanalytical approach:
—>impulses of the ID
-oedipus complex
-little Hans
—>fear of horses:associated with father
-relationship with his own mother

Question 5

Ost

Answer 5

Biomedical/Genetic approach:
—>born to fear certain objects
-81 blood phobic and 59 injection phobic
—>history of fainting
-strong genetic link
—>blood phobia has more strong physiological response

Question 6

DiNardo et al

Answer 6

Cognitive:
—>the individuals thought process is distorted—>making stimuli seem worse
-14 fearful and 21 non fearful, female, college
-FEARFUL reported 56% previous painful experience
-NONFEARFUL reported 66% similar conditioning events

Question 7

Wolpe

Answer 7

Systematic Desensitisation

• reducing undesirable responses
  1. Teach relaxation
  2. Anxiety hierarchy
  3. Assisted to remain calm

Question 8

Ost et al

Answer 8

Applied tension
Applying tension in the muscles in an effort to increase blood pressure
-30 patients with blood phobia

Question 9

Ost and Westling

Answer 9

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Compare effectiveness of CBT and relaxed tension in people with panic disorder