Psychopathology

Question 1

Describe the behavioural characteristics of Phobias

Answer 1

Panic = person’s response to phobic stimuli is to panic, this may include crying, screaming, running away

Avoidance = person makes conscious effort to prevent coming into contact with their phobic stimuli. This can make it hard going about daily life.

Endurance = this the alternative response to avoidance. The person chooses to remain in the presence of the phobia stimuli’s, ie. To keep an eye on it

Question 2

Describe the emotional characteristics of phobias

Answer 2

Fear=
*Anxiety**=
Emotional Response is Unreasonable=

Question 3

Describe the cognitive characteristics of phobias

Answer 3

Selective Attention=
**irrational belief **=
cognitive distortions=

Question 4

What does the Two Process Model explain

Answer 4

It suggests that phobias are acquired via classical conditioning and the phobia is maintained through operant conditioning, specifically negative reinforcement