phobias Flashcards
what do phobias involve?
excessive fear and anxiety respose to an object, place, or situation
the fear within a phobia is what?
disproportiante to the actual threat of the feared stimuli
according to the DSM-V what are the certain categories of phobias and related anxiety disoreders?
- specific phobia
- socail phobia/ anxiety
- agoraphpbia
what is an example of a specific phobia?
spiders
what is a specific phobia?
a phobia directed toqards a certain object
what is a social phobia/ anxiety?
phobia directed towards social situations
what is an example of a social phobia?
public speaking
what is agoraphobia?
phobia of being outside in general or a public space
what has to be diagnosed?
any phobia
some people say they have ‘phobias’ but they need to be diagnosed
the DSM-V saya it must meet a certain criteria
what is the criteria to meet to be diagnosed with a specific phobia?
when presented with the phobic stimulus it must cause anxiety immediately and even cause a panic attack
the suffer will actively avoid situations were thery may be faced with thgeir phobic stimulus and significantly interfere in their day-to-day life
how long must a phobic stimulus interfere in an individuals day-to-day life to be diagnosed with a phobia?
more than 6 months
