Cognitive Characteristics of Phobias Flashcards
1
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Recognition of exaggerated anxiety
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Phobics are consciously aware that the anxiety levels they experience in relation to their fared object/situation are overstated.
2
Q
Resistance to rational arguments
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Phobics often disregard rational arguments about their feared objects/situations.
3
Q
Irrational Beliefs
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Phobic person may hold irrational beliefs in relation to phobic stimuli.