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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
PHOBIAS
CHARACTERISTICS
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WHAT IS A PHOBIA?
irrational fear
of an
object
or
situation
TYPES OF CHARACTERISTICS?
behavioural
,
emotional
,
cognitive
WHAT DO BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS CONSIST OF?
way you
act
WHAT DO EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS CONSIST OF?
way you
feel
WHAT DO COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS CONSIST OF?
way you
think
BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS?
avoidance
panic
endurance
HOW TO REMEMBER BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS?
"
ape
"
WHAT IS PANIC?
physical reaction
in
presence
of
phobic stimulus
EXAMPLES OF PANIC?
screaming
,
crying
,
running away
WHAT IS AVOIDANCE?
avoiding situations
where you may
encounter phobic stimulus
WHAT IS ENDURANCE?
remaining
in
presence
of the
phobic stimulus
but continuing to
experience
high
levels
of
anxiety
EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS?
anxiety
fear
WHAT IS ANXIETY?
unpleasant state
of
high arousal
,
prevents sufferers
from
relaxing
/
feeling positive emotion
WHAT IS FEAR?
unpleasant emotion
caused
by
belief
that
someone
/
something
is
dangerous
, likely to
cause
pain
or a
threat
COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS?
selective attention
irrational beliefs
cognitive distortions
WHAT IS SELECTIVE ATTENTION?
when
sufferers attend
to
phobic stimulus
even
if
it is
not
a
threat
,
difficult
to
direct attention elsewhere
WHAT ARE IRRATIONAL BELIEFS?
unreasonable beliefs
in
relation
to
phobic stimuli
WHAT ARE COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS?
when
someone
may
perceive
the
phobic stimulus worse
than
it
actually is