phobias, depression and OCD

Cards (28)

  • What are the behavioral responses to phobias?
    Panic and avoidance
  • What does panic in phobias include?
    Crying, screaming, and running away
  • How does avoidance affect daily life for phobia sufferers?
    It makes coping with everyday life hard
  • What emotional responses are associated with phobias?
    Anxiety and fear
  • What is the immediate experience when encountering a phobia?
    Fear
  • How do responses to phobias typically manifest?
    Responses are unreasonable and disproportionate
  • What cognitive behavior is common in phobia sufferers?
    Selective attention to the phobic stimulus
  • How does selective attention affect a person with a fear of beards?
    They can't concentrate if a bearded man is present
  • What are irrational beliefs in social phobias?
    Beliefs like "if I blush, I'm weak"
  • What is a common behavioral symptom of depression?
    Reduced activity levels
  • What extreme behavior might a severe depression sufferer exhibit?
    Inability to get out of bed
  • How does depression affect sleep and eating behavior?
    It can cause insomnia or hypersomnia
  • What cognitive issue do depression sufferers face?
    Poor concentration
  • What is absolutist thinking in depression?

    Seeing unfortunate situations as disasters
  • How do sufferers of depression describe their mood?
    As 'empty'
  • What emotional response can lead to aggression in depression?
    Anger
  • What is a behavioral symptom of OCD?
    Compulsions
  • What do compulsions in OCD involve?
    Repetitive acts to reduce anxiety
  • How do OCD sufferers manage their condition?
    By avoiding anxiety-triggering situations
  • What emotional responses are common in OCD?
    Anxiety and distress
  • What type of thoughts do OCD sufferers experience?
    Obsessive thoughts
  • What percentage of OCD sufferers have obsessive thoughts?
    90%
  • What insight do OCD sufferers have about their thoughts?
    They know their thoughts are irrational
  • What is hypervigilance in OCD sufferers?
    Being over-aware of their obsession
  • 3 symptoms of phobias
    1. persistent fear of specific stimulus
    2. irrational beliefs about the feared stimulus
    3. avoidance of feared stimulus
  • behavioural phobia
    avoidance of phobic stimulus
  • cognitive phobia
    irrational beliefs about the stimulus
  • emotional phobia
    persistent fear of stimulus