Characteristics Of OCD Depression And Phobias

Question 1

Cognitive characteristics of OCD

Answer 1

• Recurrent and persistent intrusive thoughts.

- Uncontrollable thoughts, images, worries, fears, doubts…

Question 2

Emotional characteristics of OCD

Answer 2

• Concern and upset caused because they understand their obsessions and compulsions are irrational but feel out of control to stop them.
• These persistent inappropriate ideas create excessively high levels of anxiety.

Question 3

Behavioural characteristics of depression

Answer 3

• Reduced energy levels leading to inactivity
• Reduced levels of social interaction with friends and family
• Reduce or increase in weight due to appetite changes
• Disturbed sleep patterns, insomnia or over sleeping
• Self harming behaviours such as cutting or suicide attempts

Question 4

Cognitive characteristics of depression

Answer 4

• Having negative and irrational thoughts
• Difficulty in paying or maintaining attention
• Slowed down thoughts/indecisive
• Thoughts of death and or suicide

Question 5

Emotional characteristics of depression

Answer 5

• Persistent and overwhelming feelings of sadness/hopelessness
• Loss of interest or pleasure in usual hobbies
• Constant feelings of worthlessness/inappropriate guilt

Question 6

Behavioural characteristics of phobias

Answer 6

• Avoidance behaviours
• Fight or flight response will become evident when confronted by the phobia
• Anxiety and avoidance responses are so extreme that they severely interfere with the ability to conduct everyday working and social functioning

Question 7

Cognitive characteristics of phobias

Answer 7

-Realise phobia is irrational however isn’t able to control the irrational thoughts so the phobia becomes worse

Question 8

Emotional characteristics of phobias

Answer 8

• Experiencing excessive persistent fear
• Visible distress at sight of phobia object or situation
• Phobias produce an immediate fear response, even panic attacks, at the presentation of the phobia object or situation.

Question 9

Behavioural characteristics of OCD

Answer 9

• Behaviour hinders everyday functioning (eg can’t go to work because of anxiety)
• Social impairment (anxiety limits ability to keep relationships)
• Unable to control their compulsive behaviours.