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PAPER TWO
psychopathology
phobias, depression and OCD
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What are the behavioral responses to phobias?
Panic
and
avoidance
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What does panic in phobias include?
Crying
,
screaming
, and
running away
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How does avoidance affect daily life for phobia sufferers?
It makes coping with
everyday
life hard
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What emotional responses are associated with phobias?
Anxiety
and
fear
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What is the immediate experience when encountering a phobia?
Fear
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How do responses to phobias typically manifest?
Responses are
unreasonable
and disproportionate
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What cognitive behavior is common in phobia sufferers?
Selective attention to the
phobic stimulus
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How does selective attention affect a person with a fear of beards?
They can't concentrate if a
bearded man
is present
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What are irrational beliefs in social phobias?
Beliefs like "if I
blush
, I'm weak"
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What is a common behavioral symptom of depression?
Reduced activity levels
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What extreme behavior might a severe depression sufferer exhibit?
Inability to get out of
bed
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How does depression affect sleep and eating behavior?
It can cause
insomnia
or
hypersomnia
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What cognitive issue do depression sufferers face?
Poor
concentration
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What is
absolutist
thinking
in
depression
?
Seeing unfortunate situations as disasters
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How do sufferers of depression describe their mood?
As
'empty'
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What emotional response can lead to aggression in depression?
Anger
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What is a behavioral symptom of OCD?
Compulsions
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What do compulsions in OCD involve?
Repetitive acts to reduce
anxiety
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How do OCD sufferers manage their condition?
By avoiding
anxiety-triggering
situations
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What emotional responses are common in OCD?
Anxiety
and
distress
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What type of thoughts do OCD sufferers experience?
Obsessive
thoughts
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What percentage of OCD sufferers have obsessive thoughts?
90%
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What insight do OCD sufferers have about their thoughts?
They know their thoughts are
irrational
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What is hypervigilance in OCD sufferers?
Being
over-aware
of
their
obsession
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3 symptoms of phobias
persistent fear of
specific
stimulus
irrational
beliefs about the feared stimulus
avoidance of feared stimulus
behavioural phobia
avoidance of
phobic
stimulus
cognitive phobia
irrational beliefs
about the stimulus
emotional phobia
persistent
fear of stimulus