Phobia Disorders

Essential Characteristic of Specific Phobia Disorder:
-Fear of clearly _____ object or situation.

Essential Characteristic of Specific Phobia Disorder:
-Must be ___ and ____

Essential Characteristic of Specific Phobia Disorder:
-must be _______

-doctor decides which signs to look for
-difference between possible diagnoses
-every symptoms suggests multiple possible diagnoses
-"ruling out"

Essential Characteristic of Social Phobia Disorder:
-fear of ____ or _____ situations

Essential Characteristic of Social Phobia Disorder:
-concern for _____ and embarassment

Etiology of Phobic Disorders: Which?
-displacement of anxiety
-deep internalized fear of the D

Etiology of Phobic Disorders: Which?
-could be causal
-two step learning process
   -acquisition (classical conditioning)
-maintenance
   -operant conditioning
   -avoidance learning
   -anxiety creates feeling of uncomfort which       we try to avoid
   -never experience full fear

Etiology of Phobic Disorders: Which?
-genetic predisposition for many of our fears
-preparedness theory
-could be causal