mental disorders

• what is a phobia

  anxiety disorder, irrational fear that causes a conscious avoidance of feared object or situation
• phobia emotional characteristics

  marked and persistent fear and anxiety cued by presence/anticipation of feared stimulus, out of proportion to danger posed
• phobia behavioural characteristics

  avoidance, fight or flight (freeze/faint)
• phobia cognitive characteristics

  resistance to rational arguments, recognises that fear is excessive/ unreasonable (no delusion)
• what is depression

  mood disorder
• depression emotional characteristics

  sadness, loss of interest and pleasure in normal activities, anger
• depression behavioural characteristics

  shift in activity level (either increase or reduction). sleep and appetite may be affected
• depression cognitive characteristics

  negative thoughts, self-concept, guilt, sense of worthlessness. negative view of world. generally irrational negative thoughts
• what is ocd

  anxiety disorder
• ocd emotional characteristics

  obsessions and compulsions cause anxiety and distress. aware of excessive behaviour = shame. germ obsession may cause disgust
• ocd behavioural characteristics

  compulsive behaviours. repetitive and unconcealed. feel compelled to do these. to reduce anxiety caused by obsessions. excessive
• ocd cognitive characteristics

  obsessions