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cognitive, behaviour and emotional characteristics of phobias, depression and OCD as listed in the AQA textbook , no evaluation is needed for this.
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Phobias depression , ,OCD
Phobias
Behavioural
-
panic involve behaviours such as
crying screaming running phobic stimulus
a
=
may range of , or
away from the .
avoidance
phobic it
everyday life
-
considerable
effort to
prevent contact with the stimulus This can make hard to
go
about
= .
with phobic
-
endurance = an alternative behaviour to avoidance . Involves remaining the stimulus and
containing to experience anxiety .
Emotional
positive
-
Prevents individual it experience emotion
anxiety state
high relaxing hard to
arousal +
= an
unpleasant of .
an makes .
think
-
fear = the immediate
response we
experience when we encounter or about a
phobic stimulus .
-
emotional response is unreasonable =
disproportionate to the threat
posed eg : a
person with arachnophobia www. have a
strong
emotional to
response a
tiny spider .
Cognitive
attention it
selective to
phobic stimulus A
phobia finds hard to
-
the
person with a look away from
the
phobic stimulus .
.
think
-
irrational beliefs
'
beliefs
'
=
phobias may involve eg :
If I blush .
people wall im weak
distortions unrealistic
cognitive
-
=
thinking eg belly : buttons
appear ugly
.
Depression
Behavioural
depression
-
activity levels =
people with have reduced levels
of energy making them
lethargic eg : cannot
get out
of bed
disruption eating behaviour reduced sleep C. insomnia) Chypersomnia)
-
to sleep and =
or increased
appetite +
weight may increase / decrease
-
aggression and
self-harm =
depression is associated with inability and this may extend to
aggression +
self -
harm
Emotional
Lowered mood = '
-
depression describe worthless
'
with themselves as or ' '
people empty
aggression behaviour
-
anger = such emotions lead to or self harming
-
lowered
-
self
-
esteem = the
person lines themselves less ,
even self
-
loathing
cognitive
grind might grid simple decision
-
concentration the to stick with task , hard
poor =
person may themselves unable a or
making
attention to depressed people bias towards situations recalling
negative
-
current
the = have a
focusing
on
negative aspects of and
memories
unhappy .
- '
absolutist
thinking black and thinking situation
'
= white ,
when a is
unfortunate its seen as an absolute disaster .
Obsessive -
compulsive disorder COCD)
Behavioural
compulsions repetitive
-
are actions carried ritualistic hand washing
= out repeatedly in a
way eg :
compulsions obsessions
-
reduce
anxiety =
anxiety can be created
by ,
or
just anxiety alone
is
managed by avoiding situations nbbisn
avoidance
trigger anxiety avoid bins
-
OCD that eg because
they have
germs
= : .
Emotional
anxiety and distress -_ obsessive unpleasant frightening anxiety with this overwhelming
-
that
thoughts are + and the
goes can be
Depression =
-
Now mood
enjoyment
+ lack of
-
issue ,
guilt +
disgust irrational
guilt for over a moral or
disgust which is directed towards oneself
something
= ,
example minor or
external wise dirt
cognitive
with
-
Obsessive
thoughts About 90% OCD have reoccurring
=
Of people intrusive
thoughts
-
cognitive coping strategies = some
people w/ OCD use
strategies to cope :
eg meditation
into
-
behaviour
insight excessive
anxiety = awareness that thoughts and are irrational .
May have catastrophic thoughts and be
hyper vigilant .
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