Phobias

Question 1

DSM-5 categories of phobia

Answer 1

Specific phobia
└phobia of an object or a situation 	
Social anxiety
└phobia of a social situation 	
Agoraphobia 
└phobia of being outside or in public

Question 2

Specific phobia

Answer 2

phobia of an object or a situation

Question 3

Social anxiety

Answer 3

phobia of a social situation

Question 4

Agoraphobia

Answer 4

phobia of being outside or in public

Question 5

Phobias

Behavioural characteristics- how people act

Answer 5

Panic
└e.g. crying, screaming

Avoidance
└interferes with daily life

Endurance
└high anxiety levels

Question 6

Phobias

Emotional characteristics- how people feel

Answer 6

Anxiety
└unpleasant state of high arousal

Fear
└immediate and unpleasant response
Unreasonable emotional response

Question 7

Phobias

Cognitive characteristics- how people think/process information

Answer 7

Selective attention
└will find it hard to look away

Irrational beliefs
└increases pressure

Cognitive distortions
└perceptions of phobic stimulus is distorted