psychopathology ; phobias 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologypsychopathologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 31-05-18 15:05 DSM-5 CATEGORIES DFGD 1 of 49 all phobias categorised by? excessive fear / anxiety triggered by object / place / situation 2 of 49 extent of fear is out of proportion to? any real danger presented by stimulus 3 of 49 what is a specific phobia? phobia of an object / situation 4 of 49 and social anxiety (social phobia)? phobia of social situation 5 of 49 and agoraphobia? phobia of being outside / public 6 of 49 BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOBIAS DGD 7 of 49 we respond to situations we fear how? high levels anxiety and trying to escape 8 of 49 - panic dfgd 9 of 49 panic may involve a range of behaviours including? crying / screaming / running 10 of 49 children may react slightly differently by? freeing / clinging / tantrum 11 of 49 - avoidance dfgdf 12 of 49 go to a lot of effort to avoid coming into contact with fear unless? making conscious effort to face fear 13 of 49 this can make it hard to? go about daily life 14 of 49 like someone scared of public toilet may have to? limit time outside home 15 of 49 which can interfere with? work / social life / education 16 of 49 - endurance sd 17 of 49 alternative to avoidance where sufferer does what? remains in presence of phobic stimulus 18 of 49 but continues with? high levels anxiety 19 of 49 this may be unavoidable in some situations like? flying fear 20 of 49 EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS DFG 21 of 49 - anxiety dfgdf 22 of 49 phobias are classed as what kind of disorders? anxiety 23 of 49 by definition they involve a high emotional response of? anxiety / fear 24 of 49 what is anxiety? unpleasant state of high arousal 25 of 49 this prevents the sufferer from? relaxing 26 of 49 and makes it very difficult to experience? any positive emotion 27 of 49 is anxiety long or short term? long term 28 of 49 whereas fear is? immediate and extremely unpleasant response we experience when we encounter / think about phobic stimulus 29 of 49 - example: arachnophobia fs 30 of 49 anxiety levels will increase whenever enters what kind of place place associated with spiders 31 of 49 anxiety is what? general response to situation 32 of 49 so when does he experience fear? when he actually sees a spider 33 of 49 what is fear? v strong emotional response directed particularly towar spider herself 34 of 49 - emotional responses unreasonable gd 35 of 49 why are the emotional responses of fear unreasonable? disproportionate to the level of danger posed 36 of 49 COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOBIAS SDGD 37 of 49 cognitive element concerned with ways in which people? process information 38 of 49 people with phobias process information about what diff from others? phobic stimulus 39 of 49 - selective attention to phobic stimulus sdg 40 of 49 if sufferer can see phobic stimulus it's hard to? look away from it 41 of 49 keeping attention on it is good as gives best chance of? reacting quickly to threat 42 of 49 but not so useful whe fear is? irrational 43 of 49 - irrational beliefs dg 44 of 49 social phobias can involve beliefs like? if i blush people will think i'm weak 45 of 49 this kind of belief increases pressure on sufferer to? perdorm well in social situations 46 of 49 - cognitive distortions dgdfg 47 of 49 what may be distorted? perception of phobic stimulus 48 of 49 like an arachnophobic seeing a spider as? threatening and aggressive looking 49 of 49
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