Phobias

Question 1

Phobia

Answer 1

Irrational fear of an object or situation.

Question 2

Behavioural

Answer 2

Ways in which people act

Question 3

Emotional

Answer 3

Ways in which people feel

Question 4

Cognitive

Answer 4

Refers to the process of thinking-knowing, believing

Question 5

Behavioural Characteristics of Phobias

Answer 5

Avoidance, Panic, Endurance

Question 6

Avoidance

Answer 6

Avoid coming into contact with phobic stimulus. Someone with a fear of public toilets may have to limit the time they spend outside the home in relation to how long they can last without a toilet. Can interfere with work, social life, etc.

Question 7

Panic

Answer 7

Panic in response to presence of phobic stimulus. Crying and running away, clinging, having tantrums.

Question 8

Endurance

Answer 8

Sufferer remains in the presence of phobic stimulus but continues to experience high levels of anxiety.

Question 9

Emotional Characteristics of Phobias

Answer 9

Anxiety. Phobias are classified as anxiety disorders. Means they involve emotional, general response of anxiety and fear when in presence of it. Unpleasant state of high arousal. Prevents sufferer from relaxing and makes it hard to be positive. Fear is immediate reaction when presence or think of phobic stimulus.

Question 10

Emotional Responses are Unreasonable

Answer 10

The fear of something might be disproportionate to the actual danger of it. (unrelated to this card: when someone has a fear, anxiety levels would increase when they enter a place associated with that phobia)

Question 11

Cognitive Characteristics of Phobias

Answer 11

Selective attention to phobic stimulus, Irrational beliefs, Cognitive distortions.

Question 12

Selective Attention to Phobic Stimulus

Answer 12

When sees the phobic stimulus, hard to look away. Keeping attention on something really dangerous is good as it gives us the best chance of reacting quickly to a threat but not so good when irrational fear. Hard to concentrate.

Question 13

Irrational Fears

Answer 13

Social phobias people will want to believe that they should sound intelligent or shouldn’t blush. This kind of belief increases pressure on sufferer to perform well.

Question 14

Cognitive Distortions

Answer 14

The sufferer’s perception of the stimulus would be distorted: people who fear belly buttons might see belly buttons as ugly and disgusting.