Psychopathology 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPsychopathologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Alice Edwards-KingCreated on: 11-04-17 10:57 What are the behavioural characteristics of phobias? Panicing in response to phobic stimulus. Avoiding the stimulus. 1 of 19 What are the emotional characteristics of phobias? Anxiety / fear 2 of 19 What are the cognitive characteristics of phobias? Irrational beliefs. Distorted perceptions of stimulus. 3 of 19 What are the behavioural characteristics of depression? Reduced energy levels. Disruption to eating and sleeping behaviours. Aggression and self-harm. 4 of 19 What are the emotional characteristics of depression? Lowered mood. Anger. Lowered self-esteem. 5 of 19 What are the cognitive characteristics of depression? Poor concentration. Dwelling on the negative. Absolutist thinking. 6 of 19 What are the behavioural characteristics of OCD? Compulsions - repetitive and reduce anxiety. Avoiding triggering situations. 7 of 19 What are the emotional characteristics of OCD? Anxiety and distress. Depression. Guilt. 8 of 19 What is the cognitive characteristics of OCD? Obsessive thoughts - 90% of sufferers. Cognitive strategies to help with obsessions. 9 of 19 What is the behavioural approach to phobias? Aquisition by classical conditioning. Maintenance by operant conditioning. 10 of 19 How do you treat phobias? Systematic desensitisation and flooding. 11 of 19 What is the cognitive approach to depression? Beck - Negative triad. Ellis - ABC 12 of 19 How do you treat depression? CBT. REBT. 13 of 19 What is the biological approach to OCD? Genetic explanations - candidate genes, polygenic. Neural explanations - seretonin. 14 of 19 How do you treat OCD? SSRIs. Combination of SSRI and therapy. Other drugs e.g. SNRIs. 15 of 19 What is statistical deviation? Any behaviour different to the norm being abnormal e.g. lower than average IQ. 16 of 19 What is deviation from social norms? When a person's behaviour doesn't seem normal in terms of culture and generation. 17 of 19 What is failure to function adequately? Not being able to cope with everyday life and tasks. 18 of 19 What is deviation from ideal mental health? When you have a mental health which is different to the norm. 19 of 19
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