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Psychopathology
Characteristics of Phobias, Depression and OCD
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Cards (9)
behavioural: PHOBIAS
-
avoidance
= physically
adapting
normal behaviour to
avoid
phobix objects
-
panic
= an
uncontrollable
phsyical response
-
failure
to
function
=
difficulty
taking part in
normal
day-to-day
activities
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behavioural: DEPRESSION
-
reduction
in
activity
level = includes
lethargy,
lacking
energy
needed to perform everyday tasks
- a
change
in
eating
behaviour = either significant
weight
gain
or
weight
loss
-
aggression
= to
others/self
harm
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behavioural: OCD
-
compulsions
= behaviours
performed
repeatedly
to reduce
anxiety
-
avoidance
= take actions to
avoid
objects that
trigger obsessions
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emotional:
PHOBIAS
-
anxiety
= an
uncomfortable
high
and
persistent
state of
arousal
-
fear
= intense
emotional
sensation
of
extreme
and
unpleasant
alertness,
only
subsides
when phobic object is
removed
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emotional:
DEPRESSION
-
sadness
= a
persistent,
very
low
mood
-
guilt
= linked to
helplessness
and a feeling that they have
no
value
in
comparison
to
other
people
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emotional:
OCD
-
anxiety
- depression = a
consistent
and
long-lasting
sense of
sadness
due to being
unable
to
control
thoughts
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cognitive:
PHOBIAS
-
irrational
thoughts
(fears) =
negative
and
irrational
mental processes that include and
exaggerated
belief in harm that the phobia causes
-
reduced cognitive capacity
= due to
attentional focus
on a phobic object
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cognitive: DEPRESSION
-
poor concentration
= people with
depression
cannot
give their full
attention
to
tasks
-
negative
schemas
=
automatic negative biases
when thinking about
themselves,
the
world
and the
future
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cognitive:
OCD
-
obsessions
=
intrusive,
irrational,
recurrent
thoughts that tend to be unpleasant and even catastrophic
-
hypervigilance
= a
permanent
state of
alertness,
looking for the
source
of
obsessive
thoughts
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