Characteristics of Phobias,Depression and OCD

• There are growing rates of depression
• Phobias are clinically diagnosed and have a significantly negative effect upon someone's life to the point where it impacts their ability to function in everyday life
• Phobias


  • Behavioral characteristics: Panic, Avoidance
  • Emotional characteristics: Anxiety, Fear
  • Cognitive characteristics: Irrational beliefs, Selective attention
• Depression


  • Behavioral characteristics: Lack of energy and pleasure, Disruption to sleep and eating
  • Emotional characteristics: Depressed lowered mood, Lowered self-esteem
  • Cognitive characteristics: Inability to concentrate, Negative thoughts
• OCD


  • Behavioral characteristics: Compulsions and repetitive behavior, Reduced social activity
  • Emotional characteristics: Anxiety, Depression
  • Cognitive characteristics: Obsessive persistent thoughts, Understanding irrationality
• Sufferers of phobias, depression and OCD are experiencing very real and difficult conditions that seriously affect their life