characteristics of conditions

Question 1

what are the 6 AO1 points you must know for characteristics of conditions?

Answer 1

-Three Types of Characteristics
-Phobias – Behavioural
-Phobias – Emotional & Cognitive
-Depression – Behavioural
-Depression – Emotional & Cognitive
-OCD – All Characteristics

Question 2

What are the three types of characteristics used to describe mental disorders?

Answer 2

Behavioural, emotional, and cognitive characteristics — these describe how disorders affect actions, feelings, and thoughts.

Question 3

What are the behavioural characteristics of phobias?

Answer 3

Panic (e.g. crying or running away) and avoidance of the phobic stimulus.

Question 4

What are the emotional and cognitive characteristics of phobias?

Answer 4

Emotionally: anxiety and fear. Cognitively: irrational beliefs and selective attention to the threat.

Question 5

What are the behavioural characteristics of depression?

Answer 5

Reduced activity levels, sleep or appetite disturbances, and possibly self-harm.

Question 6

What are the emotional and cognitive characteristics of depression?

Answer 6

Emotionally: low mood, anger, low self-esteem. Cognitively: negative thoughts (e.g. Beck’s triad) and poor concentration.

Question 7

What are the characteristics of OCD across all three domains?

Answer 7

Behavioural: Compulsions and avoidance

Emotional: Anxiety, distress, and guilt

Cognitive: Obsessions, and awareness that thoughts are irrational