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Intro to phobias
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What is the main topic of the study material?
Phobias
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What are the three characteristics of phobias mentioned?
Behavioural
,
emotional
, and
cognitive
characteristics
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What model explains the behavioural approach to phobias?
The two-process
model
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What does systematic desensitisation involve?
Relaxation
and
use
of
hierarchy
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How long must phobia symptoms be present according to DSM V?
At least
6 months
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What is a specific phobia?
A
fear
of a
specific
object
or
situation
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What is social phobia?
A
fear
of
social situations
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What is agoraphobia?
A fear of
difficult
escape situations
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What is an example of a specific phobia?
Fear of heights
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What are the behavioural characteristics of phobias?
Panic
,
avoidance
, and
endurance
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What is panic in the context of phobias?
An overwhelming reaction to the
phobic
stimulus
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What does avoidance mean in phobias?
Staying away from
triggering
situations
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What is endurance in phobias?
Staying
in a
feared
situation
despite
anxiety
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What is anxiety in the context of phobias?
A
persistent
sense of dread or worry
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What are irrational beliefs in phobias?
Unrealistic thoughts about
danger
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What are cognitive distortions in phobias?
Inaccurate perceptions of the
phobic stimulus
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How does Samantha's behavior illustrate avoidance in phobias?
She
avoids
a
party
at a
swimming
pool
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How does Jason's reaction to the dog illustrate panic in phobias?
He feels
dizzy
and
short of breath
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How does Lily's thought process illustrate irrational beliefs in phobias?
She fears
crashing
despite flying being
safe
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How does Mark's behavior illustrate selective attention to phobic stimulus?
He can't stop staring at the
snake
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How does Tom's worry illustrate anxiety in phobias?
He
feels
worried
about
taking
the
lift
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How does Lucy's reaction to the spider illustrate unreasonable emotional response?
She screams and runs away from a small spider
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How does Emily's experience illustrate endurance in phobias?
She
stays
at
the
party
despite
anxiety
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What are the key terms related to phobias?
Panic
Avoidance
Endurance
Anxiety
Fear
Unreasonable
Emotional Response
Selective
Attention to Phobic Stimulus
Irrational
Beliefs
Cognitive
Distortions
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What are the clinical characteristics of phobias according to DSM V?
Marked and persistent fear
Anxiety when exposed to the
feared object
Anxiety out of proportion
Avoidance or distress response
Significant interference with life
Present for at least
6 months
Not due to
another illness
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What are the types of phobias?
Specific phobia
Social phobia
Agoraphobia
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What are the behavioural characteristics of phobias?
Panic
Avoidance
Endurance
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What are the emotional characteristics of phobias?
Fear
Anxiety
Unreasonable
emotional response
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What are the cognitive characteristics of phobias?
Selective attention to
phobic
stimulus
Irrational
beliefs
Cognitive distortions
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Where can further information about social phobia be found?
https://www.
rcpsych
.ac.uk/mental-health/problems-disorders/shyness-and-social-phobia
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