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Characteristics of phobias Flashcards

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What are phobias?

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Anxiety disorder

Excessive fear/anxiety —> triggered by object or situation

Fear is completely out of all proportion to the stimulus

Leads to conscious avoidance of the stimulus.

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What is specific phobias?

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What is agoraphobia?

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What is social phobias?

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