Characteristics of phobias

Question 1

Emotional characteristics (p)

Answer 1

Anxiety: coupled with fear and panic

Question 2

Behavioural characteristics (p)

Answer 2

Avoidance- avoid phobic stimulus
Panic- crying,freezing etc
Endurance- if phobic stimulus is unavoidable the individual must endure it: experiences high levels of anxiety

Question 3

Cognitive characteristics (p)

Answer 3

selective attention- hard to divert attention away from phobic stimulus
Irrational thoughts/beliefs
Cognitive distortions- distorted perception of phobic stimulus