Phobias

Question 1

What is a phobia?

Answer 1

An irrational fear of an object or situation

Question 2

What is behavioural?

Answer 2

Ways in which people act

Question 3

What is emotional?

Answer 3

Related to a persons feelings or mood

Question 4

What is cognitive?

Answer 4

Refers to process of knowing, including thinking, reasoning, remembering, believing

Question 5

What is specific phobia according to the DMS-5?

Answer 5

Phobia of an objects, such as an animal or body part, or situation such as flying or having an injection

Question 6

What is social anxiety according to the DMS-5?

Answer 6

Phobia of a social situation such as public speaking or using a public toilet

Question 7

What is agoraphobia according to the DMS-5?

Answer 7

Phobia of being outside or in a public place

Question 8

What are the behavioural characteristics of phobias?

Answer 8

Panic - crying, screaming, running away
Avoidance - avoiding phobic stimulus, can affect everyday life
Endurance - Stay in room with spider to keep eye on it

Question 9

What are emotional characteristics of phobias?

Answer 9

Anxiety - Unpleasant state of arousal, cant relax, very difficult to experience positive emotion, can be long term
Fear - Immediate, extremely unpleasant, intense, shorter periods
Emotional response is unreasonable - Anxiety or fear response is disproportionate to threat posed

Question 10

What are cognitive characteristics of phobias?

Answer 10

Selective attention - Hard to look away
Irrational beliefs - Unfounded thoughts in relation to phobic stimulus
Cognitive distortions - Perceptions may be inaccurate and realistic