Disorders & Characteristics

Question 1

What is a behavioural characteristic of OCD

Answer 1

Compulsions (repetitive rituals) performed as a result of anxiety caused by obsessions
EG: repeating certain words when passing a post box

Question 2

Emotional characteristic of OCD

Answer 2

Intense anxiety (unpleasant physiological arousal) and distress caused by obsessions
EG: feeling foolish that you think your family may die

Question 3

Cognitive characteristic of OCD

Answer 3

Obsessive, irrational, persistive and intrusive thoughts, images or urges that repeatedly enter the mind
EG: family will be murdered by an intruder if I don’t check the lock 20 times

Question 4

Behavioural characteristic of depression

Answer 4

Avoiding social events and/or activities previously enjoyed
Change in activity, sleep, eating

Question 5

Emotional characteristic of depression

Answer 5

Low mood affecting feelings of self-esteem and pleasure
EG: intense sadness and worthlessness

Question 6

Cognitive characteristic of depression

Answer 6

Irrational, negative beliefs about the self, the world, and the future
EG: everyone hates me and i will never be liked

Question 7

Behavioural characteristic of phobias

Answer 7

Avoidance of the phobic stimulus or remaining in the presence of the stimulus (freezing)
EG: not going on holiday if you have to cross a bridge

Question 8

Emotional characteristic of phobias

Answer 8

Intense physiological feeling of fear
EG: dread and terror at the thought of public speaking

Question 9

Cognitive characteristic of phobias

Answer 9

Irrational beliefs about the phobic stimulus and resistance to rational argument
EG: spiders will kill me