Psychopathology Flashcards
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Behavioural Characteristics of OCD
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- Compulsions: repetitive and anxiety reducing
- Avoidance of situations: that trigger anxiety
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Emotional characteristics of OCD
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- Anxiety/ Distress: w/ obsessions / compulsions
- Depression
- Guilt and disgust: irrational response to minor things
3
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Cognitive characteristics of OCD
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- Obsessive thoughts: recurring / unpleasant
- Cognitive strategies: to deal w/ obsessions to help manage anxiety
- Awareness that they aren’t real obsessions
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Behavioural characteristics of Phobias
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- Panic
- Avoidance
- Endurance
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Emotional characteristics of phobias
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- Anxiety
- Unreasonable emotional responses
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Cognitive characteristics of phobias
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- selective attention: keeping focus on stimulus
- irrational beliefs
- cognitive distortions: distorted perception of a stimulus
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Behavioural characteristic of depression
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- Activity levels: reduced
- Disruption of sleeping / eating behaviour
- Aggression / self-harm
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Cognitive characteristics of depression
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- Poor concentration: on tasks / decisions
- Attending to / dwelling on negative
- Absolutist thinking
