characteristics of phobias

Question 1

what are the the behaviourial characteristics of phobias?

Answer 1

panic, avoidance, endurance

Question 2

what is panic?

Answer 2

when the patient suffers from heightened psychological arousal upon exposure to the phobic stimulus

Question 3

what is avoidance?

Answer 3

when the patient avoids the unpleasant consequences of exposure to the phobic stimulus

Question 4

what is endurance?

Answer 4

when the patient remains exposed to the phobic stimulus for a long time but at the same time they’re experiencing heightened level of anxiety

Question 5

what’s the main emotional characteristics of phobias?

Answer 5

anxiety

Question 6

what are the cognitive characteristics of phobias?

Answer 6

selective attention, irrational beliefs, cognitive distortions

Question 7

what is selective attention

Answer 7

the patient remains focus on the phobic stimulus even when it’s causing severe anxiety

Question 8

what are irrational beliefs

Answer 8

the cause of unreasonable responses of anxiety towards the phobic stimulus, due to the patents incorrect perception of the phobic stimulus

Question 9

what are cognitive distortions?

Answer 9

the patient doesn’t perceive the phobic stimulus correctly, so it may appear irrational