Phobias

• A phobia is an extreme/irrational fear of objects, or when it comes to social phobias, situations. Some common phobias are arachnophobia - fear of spiders, and claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces
• The three behavioural characteristics are: Panic, Endurance & Avoidance - difficulty to function in society normally
• The three emotional characteristics for phobias are: Excessive and unreasonable emotional responses, anxiety and Triggered by fear
• The three cognitive characteristics of phobias: Attention is selective to the phobic stimulus, Irrational beliefs and distortions in cognitive thinking
• PEA: Panic, endurance, avoidance
• EAT: Excessive and unreasonable emotional responses, Anxiety, Triggered by fear
• AID: Attention is selective to the phobic stimulus, Irrational Beliefs, Distortions in Cognitive thinking
• If you EAT too many PEAS you will need AID