L5 - Characteristics of Phobias

Question 1

3 types

Answer 1

Behavioural
Cognitive
Emotional

Question 2

4 behavioural are

Answer 2

Avoidance
Freezing
Disruption of functioning
Panic

Question 3

3 emotional are

Answer 3

Fear
Anxiety and panic
Strong emotions

Question 4

4 cognitive are

Answer 4

Irrational
Selective attention
Insight
Cognitive distortions

Question 5

Describe avoidance

Answer 5

Avoiding object or situation causing fear

Interferes with daily/social/occupational activities

Question 6

Desribe freezing and fainting

Answer 6

Instead of fight or flight

Don’t move so cause of fear doesn’t notice them/leaves them as thinks they’re dead

Question 7

Describe disruption of functioning

Answer 7

Anxiety is so high they can’t function socially or in their occupation

Question 8

Describe panic

Answer 8

Crying, screaming, running away

Question 9

Describe fear

Answer 9

Persistent, excessive, unreasonable feeling of being scared

Question 10

Describe panic and anxiety

Answer 10

Feel lots of anxiety and negative feelings

Question 11

Describe strong emotions

Answer 11

Emotions which are out of proportion when faced with the phobic object or situation

Question 12

Describe irrationality

Answer 12

Won’t listen to rational arguments which dispute reasons for having the phobia

Question 13

Describe insight

Answer 13

Knowing fear is excessive and unreasonable but still being unable to stop fearing it

Question 14

Describe cognitive distortions

Answer 14

Distorted perception of stimulus, e.g. seeing them as very negative

Question 15

Describe selective attention

Answer 15

Completely focusing on phobic stimulus and ignoring everything else