Phobias

Question 1

What is the definition of phobia

Answer 1

An irrational fear of an object or situation

Question 2

What is the system associated with phobias

Answer 2

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DSM

Question 3

What is the DSM system

Answer 3

This is best known system for classifying and diagnosing mental health problems

Question 4

what is the current version of the DMS

Answer 4

DSM-5

Question 5

What are the 3 categories that the DSM-5 considers

Answer 5

Specific phobia- phobia of a specific object or situation

Social phobia- phobia of social situations

Agoraphobia- phobia of being outside or in a public space

Question 6

What are the 3 branches of characteristics for phobias

Answer 6

Behavioural, emotional and cognitive

Question 7

What a re the 3 parts to the behavioural characteristics

Answer 7

Panic, avoidance and endurance

Question 8

Describe panic as a behavioural characteristic of phobias

Answer 8

Panic is a response to a phobic stimuli and this is typical presented with behaviours such as crying, screaming or running away. Children could freeze as they may not know what to do

Question 9

Describe avoidance as a behavioural characteristic of phobias

Answer 9

This is when a person tries their best to prevent coming into contact with the phobic stimulus and tries to avoid it

Question 10

Describe endurance as a behavioural characteristic of phobias

Answer 10

This is when the person chooses to remain in the presence of the phobic stimulus

Question 11

What are the 3 branches for the emotional characteristics of phobias

Answer 11

Anxiety, fear and unreasonable emotional response

Question 12

Describe anxiety as an emotional characteristic

Answer 12

There is an emotional response of anxiety which is an unpleasant state of arousal and this prevent a person from relaxing and makes it difficult to experience any positive emotion

Question 13

Describe fear as an emotional characteristic of phobias

Answer 13

Fear is the immediate and extremely unpleasant response we experience when we encounter or think about a phobic stimulus. It is usually more intense but are in shorter periods than anxiety

Question 14

Explain unreasonable emotional response as an emotional characteristic of phobias

Answer 14

The anxiety or fear is much greater than ‘normal’ and is disproportionate to any threat posted

Question 15

What are the 3 branches of the cognitive characteristics of phobias

Answer 15

Selective attention, irrational beliefs and cognitive distortions

Question 16

Describe selective attention as a cognitive characteristic of phobias

Answer 16

This is when someone sees a phobic stimulus and find it hard to look away from it and constantly keeps our attention on that stimulus. This will make it harder to concentrate on other activities

Question 17

Describe irrational beliefs as a cognitive characteristic of phobias

Answer 17

A person with a phobia may hold intense thoughts in relation to the phobic stimuli and believe something extreme may happen

Question 18

Describe cognitive distortions as a cognitive characteristics of phobia

Answer 18

The perception of a person with a phobia may be inaccurate and unrealistic