CHARACTERISTICS

• WHAT IS A PHOBIA?

  irrational fear of an object/ situation
• HOW TO REMEMBER THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOBIAS?

  APEs Always Feel SICk
• AVOIDANCE?

  avoiding situations where encounter phobic stimulus
• PANIC?

  in presence of phobic stimulus
• ENDURANCE?

  remaining in phobic stimulus presence while anxiety levels are high
• ANXIETY?

  unpleasant state of high arousal
• FEAR?

  unpleasant emotion caused by belief of danger/ pain/ threat
• SELECTIVE ATTENTION?

  attend to phobic stimulus even if not a threat (unable to redirect attention)
• IRRATIONAL BELIEFS?

  unreasonable beliefs in relation to phobic stimulus
• COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS?

  perceive phobic stimulus worse than it actually is
• ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOBIAS?

  BEHAVIOURAL

  • avoidance
  • panic
  • endurance

  EMOTIONAL

  • anxiety
  • fear

  COGNITIVE

  • selective attention
  • irrational beliefs
  • cognitive distortions