Phobias

Question 1

What is a phobia

Answer 1

Anxiety disorder, irrational fears that produce avoidance of phobic object.

Question 2

Three characteristics of phobias

Answer 2

Emotional
Behavioural
Cognitive

Question 3

Emotional

Answer 3

-anxiety
-fear
-high arouse

Question 4

Behavioural (act)

Answer 4

Panic - crying, screaming, running
- avoidance - staying away from phobic object
-edurance

Question 5

Cognitive (thoughts)

Answer 5

Irrational thoughts about the phobias, that are disproportionate
-person knows fear is excessive