Paper 1 - Psychopathology - Topic 5 - Phobias

Question 1

5.3 What are the three categories of phobia recognised by the DSM-5?

Answer 1

Specific phobia - fear of specific objects or situations

Social anxiety - fear of social situations

Agoraphobia - fear of being outside or in public places

Question 2

5.3 List the Behavioural characteristics of phobias

Answer 2

Panic

Avoidance

Endurance

Question 3

5.3 List the Emotional characteristics of phobias

Answer 3

Anxiety

Fear

Emotional response is unreasonable

Question 4

5.3 List the Cognitive characteristics of phobias

Answer 4

Selective attention to the phobic stimulus

Irrational beliefs

Cognitive distortions