Characteristics of phobias

Question 1

What are three types of characteristics of phobias?

Answer 1

Behavioural, Emotional and Cognitive characteristics

Question 2

How many type of behavioural characteristics are there for phobias?

Answer 2

There are three different behavioural characteristics

Question 3

What is “panic” as a behavioural characteristic?

Answer 3

This is an instant response. For example, crying/running away/screaming

Question 4

What is behavioural characteristic is described as an instant response, an example being running away?

Answer 4

Panic

Question 5

What is “avoidance” as a behavioural characteristic?

Answer 5

This is when individual experiences physical symptoms (shortness of breath, shaking/trembling, muscle tension etc.)

Effects are reduced, when individual does all they possibly can to prevent contact with feared object

May lead to consequences on daily life

Question 6

What behavioural characteristic is described to cause physical symptoms and cause individual to avoid phobia stimulus?

Answer 6

Avoidance

Question 7

What is “endurance” as a behavioural characteristic?

Answer 7

This is when the person chooses to remain in the presence of the feared object as an alternative to avoidance

Question 8

What is behavioural characteristic that is described as the person remaining in front of the phobia stimulus?

Answer 8

Endurance

Question 9

How many different emotional characteristics are there?

Answer 9

There are emotional characteristics

Question 10

What is “anxiety” as an emotional characteristic?

Answer 10

This is an unpleasant state of high arousal

Question 11

What is an “unreasonable response” as an emotional characteristic?

Answer 11

This is when anxiety and fear becomes disproportionate to the threat posed.

Question 12

What is “fear” as a behavioural characteristic?

Answer 12

This is when there is an instant and unpleasant response when individuals come in contact with the feared object or think about the phobic stimulus

Question 13

What is the emotional characteristic that is described as “an unpleasant state of high arousal”?

Answer 13

Anxiety

Question 14

What is the emotional characteristic that is described as disproportionate emotions towards threat posed?

Answer 14

Unreasonable response

Question 15

What is the emotional characteristic that is described as a response when individual comes in contact with feared object?

Answer 15

Fear

Question 16

How many cognitive characteristics are there?

Answer 16

There are three cognitive characteristics

Question 17

What is “selective attention” as a cognitive characteristic?

Answer 17

This is when special attention is paid towards phobic stimulus and individual is unable to concentrate on anything else

Question 18

What are “irrational thoughts” as a cognitive characteristic?

Answer 18

This when the individual holds illogical beliefs, with no justification (specific to their current circumstance)

Question 19

What are “cognitive distortions” as cognitive characteristics?

Answer 19

This is when the individual holds unrealistic and inaccurate perceptions about phobic stimulus (generalised to all circumstances)

Question 20

What is cognitive characteristic that is described as the individual paying attention to phobic stimulus only?

Answer 20

Selective attention

Question 21

What is the cognitive characteristic that is described as individuals holding illogical beliefs without any justification

Answer 21

Irrational thoughts

Question 22

What is the cognitive characteristic that is described as the individual holding unrealistic perceptions about phobic stimuluses?

Answer 22

Cognitive distortions