Phobias

Question 1

What is a phobia

Answer 1

An irrational fear of an object or a situation

Question 2

What are behavioural characteristics

Answer 2

The way you act

Question 3

What are emotional characteristics

Answer 3

The way you feel

Question 4

What are cognitive characteristics

Answer 4

The way you think

Question 5

What are the three behavioural characteristics of phobias and brief definition of each

Answer 5

-panic(in the presence of the phobic stimulus eg screaming, crying)
-avoidance(avoiding situations where you may encounter the phobic stimulus)
-endurance(remaining in the presence of the phobic stimulus but continuing to experience high levels of anxiety)

Question 6

Two emotional characteristics of phobias and brief description of each

Answer 6

-anxiety(unpleasant state of high arousal which prevents sufferer from relaxing)
-fear(an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous or likely to cause pain, usually an unreasonable response)

Question 7

Three cognitive characteristics of phobias and brief description of each

Answer 7

-selective attention(sufferers will attend to the phobic stimulus even if not a threat so is difficult to direct attention elsewhere)
-irrational beliefs(unreasonable beliefs in relation to the phobic stimuli)
-cognitive distortions(may perceive the phobic stimulus worse than it actually is)