chapter 2-clinical characteristics

Question 1

what is a phobia?

Answer 1

a persistent,intense irrational fear of certain situations or objects

Question 2

what are thee three main types of phobia?

Answer 2

agoraphobia
social
specific

Question 3

what are the emotional symptoms of phobias?

Answer 3

intense fear/feelings of panic

Question 4

what are the behavioural symptoms of a phobia?

Answer 4

person goes to great lengths to avoid the situation

if they can’t do this they may shake,cry etc

Question 5

what are the cognitive symptoms of a phobia?

Answer 5

distorted thinking

irrational fear

Question 6

what is unipolar depression?what are the two key symptoms?

Answer 6

major depression

1) depressed moods most or all of the time
2) person must experience at least 5 key symptoms once a day for 2 weeks before a diagnosis

Question 7

emotional,behavioural and cognitive symptoms of depression?

Answer 7

emotional- low mood,irritability
behavioural-person may lack energy
cognitive-thoughts of death

Question 8

what are the characteristics of bipolar depression?

Answer 8

• periods of weeks where they suffer from symptoms of major depression
• periods of mania

Question 9

definition of obsessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 9

an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences persistent intrusive thoughts that they find unpleasant and upsetting

Question 10

emotional,behavioural and cognitive symptoms of OCD?

Answer 10

emotional-intense anxiety/feeling of panic when thought occur
behavioural- go to great lengths to avoid things that may trigger it
cognitive-repetivie intrusive thoughts