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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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