Chapter 5 part 3

Question 1

Clinical description of specific phobia

Answer 1

i. An irrational fear of a specific object or situation that markedly interferes with an individuals ability to function

Question 2

Define blood injury injection phobia

Answer 2

a. Marked drop in heart rate and blood pressure, unlike many other phobies
b. Runs in families more strongly than any other type of phobia

Question 3

Define situational phobia

Answer 3

a. Fear of public transportation or enclosed spaces

b. Never experience panic attack outside the context of their phobia

Question 4

Define natural environment phobia

Answer 4

a. Fears of situations or events occurring in nature

Question 5

Define animal phobia

Answer 5

a. Only considered a phobia if severe interference with functioning occurs

Question 6

What are some stats on specific phobias?

Answer 6

i. Most phobias dominated by women

ii. Lifetime prevalence twice as high in women

Question 7

What are four causes of specific phobias?

Answer 7

i. Direct experience
ii. Observing someone else experience extreme fear
iii. Under the right conditions, simply being told
iv. Experiencing false alarm in a specific situation

Question 8

Define information transmission

Answer 8

ii. Observing someone else experience extreme fear

Question 9

What is treatment for specific phobias

Answer 9

i. Structured and consistent exposure-based therapies
ii. Possible to cure phobia in one session
1. Then work through exposure exercises to do at home
iii. VR exposure therapy

Question 10

Define separation anxiety disorder

Answer 10

a. A childs persistent worry that something bad will happen to their parents
b. Or worry of getting lost from parents

Question 11

Define acrophobia

Answer 11

a. Fear of heights

Question 12

What is the clinical description of social anxiety disorder?

Answer 12

i. Marked fear/anxiety focused on one or more social/performance situations
ii. Only when others are watching does the problem manifest itself

Question 13

What percentage of the population will expercience Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) at some point of their life?

Answer 13

13.3%

Question 14

Define Olfactory Response Syndrome

Answer 14

i. belief that one is offending others with foul body odor

Question 15

What are some main causes of SAD?

Answer 15

1. Inherited fear of social occasions
2. Stressful time in public causes panic attack, therefore, they don’t want to go out in panic again
3. Real social trauma resulting in true alarm
   a. I.e. brutal taunting in high school